 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 pagine
...behold a battle, its adventures, and fuccefs : but no pleafure like that of ftanding upon the advantage ground of truth, (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is ever clear and ferene) and to fee the errors, the wanderings, the mifts, and tempefts in the... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 390 pagine
...The personalities it contains, art Ur tem wlut , READING MEMORANDUMS. * * - ' • ' . .For i..-i Bee. No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth, (an hill not to be comjnanded, and where the air is always -clear and sejene,) and to see the errors,... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pagine
...see ships tost upon the sea: — a pleasure to stand, on the window of a castle and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below ; but no pleasure...to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth, and to see the error and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below." So always that this... | |
 | CHARLES MAYO, L.L.B - 1804 - 586 pagine
...liberties unimpaired to posterity.* " Hor. Carm. 3. a. * It is observed by a writer of high repute, " that no pleasure is comparable to the standing " upon the vantage ground of truth; and to see the errors and wanderings, and mists and " tempests in the vale below." •'—No period... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pagine
...see ships tossed on the sea : a pleasure, to ttarid at the window of a castle, and to sec a battle, and the adventures thereof, below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing; on the vantage-ground of Trutht and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests of the... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 pagine
...see ships tossed on the sea : a pleasure, to •tand at the window of a castle, and to sec a battle, and the adventures thereof, below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing on the vantage-ground oiTrutht and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests of the... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pagine
...see ships tost upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window^ of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure...comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth :" (an hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene :) and to see the errors,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pagine
...to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure...of truth (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene,) and to see the errors and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in... | |
 | Thomas Cochrane Earl of Dundonald - 1815 - 188 pagine
...LETTER TO LORD ELLENBOROUGH F ROM LORD COCHRANE. Irr " LETTER TO LORD ELLENBOROUGH FKQM LORD ^COCHRANE. No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of Truth. Baam Lord Verulam. If JUDGES act wrong, their proceedings ought to be published. — • If the PRESS... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pagine
...see ships tost upon the sea : a pleasure to " stand in the window of a castle, and to see a " battle, and the adventures thereof below; " but no pleasure is comparable to the stand" ing upon the vantage ground of truth (a hill " not to be commanded, and where the air is " always... | |
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It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of... 
