He was an eminent instance of the truth of that rule, Poeta non fit, sed nascitur — one is not made but born a poet. Indeed his learning was very little, so that as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smoothed even... Curiosities of Literature - Strana 97autor/autoři: Isaac Disraeli - 1823Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
| Liber - 1809 - 372 str.
...eminent instance of the truth of that rule, poeta nonjit, sed nascitur; one is not made, but born a pott. Indeed his learning was but very little; so that as...diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pomted and smoothed even as they are taken out of the earth, so nature itself was all the art which... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 str.
...interesting : " Shakspeare was an eminent instance of tbe truth of that role : Poeta non tt ted Msctfitr, h Cvmuk diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, hot are pointed and smoothed even as they are taken... | |
| 1792 - 614 str.
...SHAKESPEARE—" He was an eminent inftance of the truth of that rule, poeta nan ft, fed na/citur ; one is not made, but born a poet. Indeed his learning was but very little ; fo that as Cornijb Jiamomis are not polilhed by any lapidary, but arc pointed and fmoothed even as... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 str.
...the subject. ' He was an eminent instance,' he remarks, ' of the truth of that rule, poeta non Jit, sed nascitur ; one is not made, but born a poet. Indeed his learning was very little ; so that as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smoothed... | |
| 1837 - 538 str.
...The quaint old FULLER remarked that, Shakspeare was an eminent instance of that rule, Poeta non fit sed nascitur (One is not made, but born a poet). Indeed,...are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed end smoothed even as they are taken out of the earth, so nature itself was all the art which was used... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 str.
...subject. " He was an eminent instance," he remarks, " of the truth of that rule, « Poeta non fit, f very little, so that as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, hut are pointed and smoothed... | |
| Thomas Fuller - 1840 - 616 str.
...tragedies, they were so mournful. He was an eminent instance of the truth of that rule, " Poete non fit sed nascitur," (one is not made but born a poet.) Indeed his learning was very little ; so that, as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smoothed... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 str.
...the subject. ' He was an eminent instance,' he remarks, ' of the truth of that rule, poeta non fit, sed nascitur ; one is not made, but born a poet. Indeed his learning was very little ; so that as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smoothed... | |
| John Nicholson - 1844 - 296 str.
...old Fuller, made on one of the mightiest lords of intellect, is not inapplicable to Nicholson — " One is not made but born a poet. Indeed his learning was but little ; so that as Cornish diamonds are not polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smoothed... | |
| William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1844 - 600 str.
...worth quoting. " He was an eminent instance of the truth of that rule, Poeta non Jit, sed nascltur ; one is not made, but born a poet. Indeed his learning was very little, so that as Cornish diamonds are not ^ polished by any lapidary, but are pointed and smooth... | |
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