 or Folly; which, authorised by the pun, he dedicated to Sir Thomas More. ' It seems, Johnson observes in his Life of Sir Thomas Browne, to have been in all ages the pride of art to shew how it could exalt the low and amplify the little. To this ambition,...  Chambers's Pocket Miscellany - Page 61by William Chambers - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Isaac Disraeli - Anecdotes - 1798 - 688 pages
...Warton obferves, was brought into great vogue by Erafmus's Morice Encomium. It feems (Johnfon obferves in his Life of Sir Thomas Browne) to have been in all ages the pride of Art to fhew how it could exalt the low, and amplify the little. To this ambition perhaps we owe the frogs... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1823 - 328 pages
...panegyric on Baldness; these burlesques were brought into great vogue by Erasmus's Moria Encomium. It seems, Johnson observes in his life of Sir Thomas...Browne, to have been in all ages the pride of art to show how it could exalt the low and amplify the little. To this ambition perhaps we owe the frogs of... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1823 - 342 pages
...panegyric on Baldness; these burlesques were brought into great vogue by Erasmus's Morice Encomium. It seems, Johnson observes in his life of Sir Thomas...Browne, to have been in all ages the pride of art to show how it could exalt the low and amplify the little. To this ambition perhaps we owe the frogs of... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1834 - 400 pages
...panegyric on Baldness; these burlesques were brought into great vogue by Erasmus's Moria Encomium. It seems, Johnson observes in his life of Sir Thomas...Browne, to have been in all ages the pride of art to show how it could exalt the low and amplify the little. To this ambition perhaps we owe the frogs of... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Authors - 1835 - 474 pages
...himself when travelling in a post-chaise, his panegyric on JViorta, or Folly; which, authorized by ihe pun, he dedicated to Sir Thomas More. It seems, Johnson...Browne, to have been in all ages the pride of art to show how il could exalt ihe low and amplify the little. To this ambition perhaps we owe the fmgs of... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - American literature - 1851 - 518 pages
...his panegyric on Moria, or Folly ; «Inch, authorized by the pun, he dedicated to Sir Thomas Moro. It seems, Johnson observes in his life of Sir Thomas...Browne, to have been in all ages the pride of art to show how it could exalt the low and amplify the little. To this ambition perhaps we owe the frogs of... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 632 pages
...Wigs. ' Erasmus composed, to amuse himself when travelling in a postchaise, his panegyric on Moria, or Folly; which, authorised by the pun, he dedicated...Thomas More. 'It seems, Johnson observes in his Life of Kir Thomas Browne, to have befen in all ages the pride of art to shew how it could exalt the low and... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1858 - 542 pages
...Petition of the Dictionaries." Erasmus composed, to amuse himself when travelling, his panegyric on Moria, or folly ; which, authorised by the pun, he dedicated to Sir Thomas More. Sallengre, who would amuse himself like Erasmus, wrote, in imitation of his work, a panegyric on Ebriety.... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1859 - 544 pages
...Petition of the Dictionaries." Erasmus composed, to amuse himself when travelling, his panegyric on Moria, or folly ; which, authorised by the pun, he dedicated to Sir Thomas More. Sallengre, who would amuse himself like Erasmus, wrote, in imitation of his work, a panegyric on Ebriety.... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1859 - 536 pages
...Petition of the Dictionaries." Erasmus composed, to amuse himself when travelling, his panegyric on Moria, or folly ; which, authorised by the pun, he dedicated to Sir Thomas More. Sallengre, who would amuse himself like Erasmus, wrote, in imitation of his work, a panegyric on Ebriety.... | |
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