 | 1852 - 516 pages
...historian might have taken the other side of panegyrick ? We have but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn the perspectiveglass, and a giant appears a pigmy. Is not this a monstrous doctrine, thus to falsify history for purposes of fiction, and then build upon... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 524 pages
...historian might have taken the other side of panegyrick ? We have but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn the perspectiveglass, and a giant appears a pigmy. Is not this a monstrous doctrine, thus to falsify history for purposes of fiction, and then build upon... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 378 pages
...perfpective-glafs, and a giant appears a pigmy. You may defcribe, but who can tell whether your fight is clear or not, or your means of information accurate ? Had the great man faid but a word of kindnefs to the fmall one (as he would have ftepped out of his gilt chariot to make... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 702 pages
...humble historian might have taken the other side of panegyric? We have but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean; as we turn the perspective-glass, and a giant 1 This passage In the Memoirs of Esmond is written on a leaf inserted into the MS. book, and dated... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Great Britain - 1858 - 492 pages
...after he had heard of the Duchess's death. side of panegyric 1 We have but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn the...pigmy. You may describe, but who can tell whether vour sight is clear or not, or your means of information accurate ? Had the great man said but a word... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 472 pages
...with whom he is wrong in a dispute? — Pendennis, ii. 186. We have but to change the point of view, and the . greatest action looks mean ; as we turn...clear or not, or your means of information accurate ?—Esmond, 235. Ah, my worthy friends, you little know what softhearted people those cynics are !... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1884 - 562 pages
...historian might have taken the other side of panegyric '? We have but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn the...small one (as he would have stepped out of his gilt * This passage in the Memoirs of f^smond is written <ju n leaf inserted into the MS. book, and dated... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1884 - 568 pages
...humble historian might have taken the other side of panegyric ? We hare but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn the...small one (as he would have stepped out of his gilt * This passage in the Memoirs of Esmond is written on .1 leaf inserted into the MS. book, and dated... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...but to change the point of view and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn a perspective glass and a giant appears a pigmy. You may describe, but...the small one (as he would have stepped out of his way to shake hands wiih Lazaras in rags and sores, if he thought Lazarus could have been of any senice... | |
 | Charles William Bardeen - English language - 1884 - 828 pages
...but to change the point of view and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn a perspective glass and a giant appears a pigmy. You may describe, but...clear or not, or your means of information accurate ? arns in rags and sores, if he thought Lazarus could have been ol any service to him), no doubt Esmond... | |
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We have but to change the point of view, and the greatest action looks mean ; as we turn the perspective-glass, and a giant appears a pigmy. 
