 | Charles Gayarré - 1851 - 568 ページ
...noted, with that worthy gentleman,Sir Philip Sidney," as Raleigh says in his history of the world, " that historians do borrow of poets not only much of...their ornament, but somewhat of their substance." Such is not the case, on this occasion, and I can safely declare that the substance of this work, embracing... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - 1854 - 552 ページ
...noted, with that worthy gentleman,Sir Philip Sidney," as Raleigh says in his history of the world, " that historians do borrow of poets not only much of...their ornament, but somewhat of their substance." Such is not the case, on this occasion, and I can safely declare that the substance of this work, embracing... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - 1866 - 932 ページ
...SECOND SERIES OF LECTURES. man, Sir Philip Sidney," as Raleigh says in his history of the world, " that historians do borrow of poets not only much of their ornament, but somewhat nf their substance." Such is not the case, on this occasion, and I can safely declare that the substance... | |
 | Charles Gayarré - 1867 - 934 ページ
...noted, with that worthy gentleman,Sir Philip Sidney," as Raleigh says in his history of the world, " that historians do borrow of poets not only much of...their ornament, but somewhat of their substance.' 1 ' 1 Such is not the case, on this occasion, and I can safely declare that the substance of this work,... | |
 | New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools - 1898 - 646 ページ
...work than any learning. " It was well noted by that worthy gentleman Sir Philip Sydney," says Raleigh, "that historians do borrow of poets, not only much...of their ornament but somewhat of their substance." 1 And Lord Bacon defines the office of the historian : " It is," he says, "to represent the events... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 536 ページ
...noted, with that worthy gentleman, Sir Philip Sidney," as Raleigh says in his History of the World, that " historians do borrow of poets not only much...their ornament, but somewhat of their substance." Such is not the case on this occasion ; and I can safely declare that the substance of this work—embracing... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 600 ページ
...noted, with that worthy gentleman, Sir Philip Sidney," as Raleigh says in his History of the World, that "historians do borrow of poets not only much...their ornament, but somewhat of their substance." Such is not the case on this occasion ; and I can safely declare that the substance of this work—embracing... | |
 | American Antiquarian Society - 1901 - 556 ページ
...CHARLES A. C1IASE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. BY WILLIAM B. WEEDEN. RAI.KKUI agreed with Sidney that "historians do borrow of poets, not only...their ornament, but somewhat of their substance." If our muse will not admit imaginary work, she always welcomes judgment. It is never beyond the province... | |
 | 1901 - 888 ページ
...work than any learning. " It was well noted by that worthy gentleman Sir Philip Sydney," says Raleigh, "that historians do borrow of poets, not only much...of their ornament but somewhat of their substance." 1 And Lord Bacon defines the office of the historian: "It is," he says, "to represent the events themselves... | |
 | 1901 - 758 ページ
...work than any learning. " It was well noted by that worthy gentleman Sir Philip Sydney," says Raleigh, "that historians do borrow of poets, not only much...of their ornament but somewhat of their substance." 1 And Lord Bacon defines the office of the historian: "It is," he says, "to represent the events themselves... | |
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For it was well noted by that worthy gentleman ' sir Philip Sidney, that historians do borrow of poets, not only much of their ornament, but somewhat of their substance. Informations are often false, records not always true, and notorious actions commonly... 
