| Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 230 pages
...prejudice in regard of ihofe more profitable matches, which I might have made among the richer fciences. As for the portion which this brings of fame, it is an eftate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...prejudice in regard of thofe more profitable matches, which I might have made among the richer fciences. As for the portion which this brings of fame, it is an eftate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...prejudice, in regard of thofe more profitable matches which I might have made among the richer fciences. As for the portion which this brings of fame, it is an edate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows than in their opinion... | |
| Abraham Cowley - English literature - 1806 - 294 pages
...contracted myself so much under age, and so much to my own prejuvot. i. • i dice in regard of .those more profitable matches, which I might have made among...fame, it is an estate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion of " Exegi monumentum aere pere.nnius—... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 296 pages
...had contracted myself so much under age, and so much to my own prejuvOL. I. 1 dice in regard of those more profitable matches, which I might have made among...fame, it is an estate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion of " Exegi monumentum acre perennius—... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 324 pages
...age, and so much to my own prejudice in regard ' to those more profitable matches, which I might bave made among the richer sciences. As for the portion...fame, it is an estate (if it be any,' for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion of " Exegi monumentum sere perennins")that... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...which I had contracted myself so much under age, and so much to my own prejudice in regard of those more profitable matches, which I might have made among...fame, it is an estate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion of exegi monumentum aere percnnius)... | |
| George Dyer - English poetry - 1812 - 248 pages
...might say what Cowley says of his poetry alone : " that it was, in prejudice, in re" gard of those more profitable matches which I " might have made among the richer sciences ;" so I boast of no profits, nor privileges, nor honours from that place. Following my own studies... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 306 pages
...which I had contracted myself so much under age, and so much to my own prejudice in regard of those more profitable matches, which I might have made among...fame, it is an estate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion of " Exegi monumentum aere perennius—")... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...which I had contracted myself so much under age, and so much to my own prejudice in regard of those more profitable matches, which I might have made among...fame, it is an estate (if it be any, for men are not oftener deceived in their hopes of widows, than in their opinion of, " Exegi monumentum aere perennius... | |
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