 THE Proverbs of several Nations were much studied by Bishop Andrews, and the reason he gave was, Because by them he knew the minds of several Nations, which is a brave thing ; as we count him a wise man, that knows the minds and insides of men, which...  Table-talk of John Selden - Page 132by John Selden - 1856 - 170 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Carew Hazlitt - Anecdotes - 1900 - 380 pages
...returned to England in the spring, entirely restored to his former vigour, both of body and mind. """PHE proverbs of several nations were much -*- studied...to a nation, being transmitted from father to son. — Sdden. 60. A DISPUTE happening between two officers on **• board a vessel, whose crew were a... | |
 | Adversaria - 1873 - 218 pages
...No, I think "Othello" has more moral than almost any play. — Johnson. THE STUDY OF PROVERBS. THE proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop...to a nation, being transmitted from father to son. — Selden. AU BON PERE. WHEN the English were good Catholics, they usually drank the Pope's health... | |
 | William Swan Plumer - Church group work - 1874 - 396 pages
...yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs." Eccl. xii., 9. Selden : " The proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop...minds of several nations, which is a brave thing." The following collection of proverbs may show the comprehensiveness and usefulness of this mode of... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - American literature - 1875 - 520 pages
...nations, which,' said he, ' is a brave thing, as we count him wise who knows the minds and the irisides of men, which is done by knowing what is habitual to them.' Lord Bacon condensed a wide circuit of philosophical thought, when he observed that < the genius, wit,... | |
 | Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Federated Malay States - 1878 - 914 pages
...tells us that the proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop Andrews ; the reason assigned was, because " by them he knew the minds of several nations, which," said ho, " is a brave thing, as we count him wise who knows the minds and the insides of men, which... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1881 - 478 pages
...us, that the proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop Andrews : the reason assigned was, because " by them he knew the minds of several nations, which," said he, " is a brave thing, as we count him wise who knows the minds and the insides of nic'ii, which... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1882 - 526 pages
...But mark it while you live, if they do not please themselves as much as they can." " Proverbs. "The proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop...to a nation, being transmitted from father to son." " Reverence. " 'Tis sometimes unreasonable to look after respect and reverence, either from a man's... | |
 | John Selden - Table-talk - 1905 - 128 pages
...feveral Nations which is a brave thing ; as we count him a wife man, that knows the minds and infides of men, which is done by knowing what is habitual to them. Proverbs are habitual to a Nation, neing tranfinitted from Father to Son. CBuesttnti. t. TT THen a doubt is propounded, you muft \/\/... | |
 | Dwight Edwards Marvin - Proverbs - 1922 - 362 pages
...States of America Made in the United States of America ,-v We count him wise who knows the mind and the insides of men, which is done by knowing what is habitual to them. Bishop Lancelot Andrews, AD 1555-1626 CONTENTS AUTHORITIES CONSULTED xi INTRODUCTION 3 PROVERBS ANNOTATED... | |
 | David Crystal, Hilary Crystal - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 604 pages
...men's wisdom. Lord John Russell, 1835, in RJ Mackintosh, Sir James Mackintosh, II, Ch. 7 62:66 The Proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop...to a Nation, being transmitted from Father to Son. John Seiden, 1689, 'CXIX - Proverbs', in Table-Talk 62:67 [Leonato] Patch grief with proverbs. William... | |
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