 Fables and Phalaris's Epistles, both living near the same time, which was that of Cyrus and Pythagoras. As the first has been agreed by all ages since for the greatest master in his kind, and all others of that sort have been but imitations of his original...  The Works of Richard Bentley, D. D. - Página 135de Richard Bentley - 1836 - 402 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | William Temple - 1731 - 506 páginas
...juft a Preference it muft decree to thofe of the Greek and Latin, before any of the Modern Languages. It may, perhaps, be further affirmed, in Favour of the Ancients, that the oldeft Books we have, are ftill in their kind the beft. The two rnoft Ancient, that I know of in Profe,... | |
 | Richard Bentley - 1777 - 502 páginas
...ALIORVMQVE EPISTOLIS, ET FABVLIS AESÖPI. Guß elms Temple in Eflay upon Ancient, and Modern Learning t p. 58. It may perhaps be further affirmed , in favour of the Ancients; That the oldeft Books we have, are flill in their kind the beft: The two mo ft Ancient that I know of in Profe,... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1814 - 580 páginas
...a preference it must decree to those of the Greek and Latin, before any of the modern languages. / It may perhaps be further affirmed, in favour / of...in prose, among those we call profane authors, are yEsop's Fables and Phalaris's Epistles, both living near the same time, which was that of Cyrus and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 442 páginas
...Epistles of Phalaris. These authors had been highly extolled by Temple, in the following passage : " It may, perhaps, be further affirmed, in favour of...in their kind the best. The two most ancient that 1 know of in prose, are JEsop's Fables and Phalans'i Epistles, both living near the same time, which... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1814 - 310 páginas
...out an unguarded opinion, which excited the hostile contempt of Bentley. " The oldest books (he says) we have, are still in their kind the best : the two most ancient that I know of, in prose, are ^Bsop'a Fables and Phalaris's Epistles."— The Epistles, he insists, exhihit every excellence... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 446 páginas
...Epistles of Phalaris. These authors had been highly extolled by Temple, in the following passage : " It may, perhaps, be further affirmed, in favour of the ancients, that the oldest books \vc have are still in their kind the best. The two most ancient that 1 know of in prose, are jEsop's... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 448 páginas
...Epistles of Phalaris. These authors had been highly extolled by Temple, in the following passage : " It may, perhaps, be further affirmed, in favour of the ancients, that the oldest books \ve have are still in their kind the best. The two most ancient that I know of in prose, a»e JEsop's... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 446 páginas
...perhaps, be further affirmed, invfavour of the ancients, that the oldest books we have are still itf their kind the best. The two most ancient that I know of in Uprose, are jEsop's Fables and Phalaris's Epistles, both living neir the same time, which was that... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1821 - 390 páginas
...decree to those of the Greek and Latin, before any of the modern languages. | It may perhaps be farther affirmed, in favour of the ancients, that the oldest...of in prose, among those we call profane authors, arejEsop's Fables, and Phalaris's Epistles, i both living near the same time, which was that of Cyrus... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 458 páginas
...authors had been highly extolled by Temple, in the following passage : — " It may, perhaps, be farther affirmed, in favour of the ancients, that the oldest...best. The two most ancient that I know of, in prose, are JLsop's Fables, and Phalaris's Epistles, both living near the same time, which was that of Cyrus... | |
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