 Aristotle, and Plato, and Epicurus, and Descartes, may successively yield to each other : but Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy of Cicero has lost its credit : the vehemence of his...  Poems - Strona viiautor: Charles James - 1817Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | David Hume - 1804 - Liczba stron: 592
...DESCARTES, may successively yield to each other : But TERENCE and VIRGIL maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy of CICERO has S a lost its credit : The vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though men... | |
 | David Hume - 1806 - Liczba stron: 226
...Descartes, may successively yield to each other : but Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...Cicero has lost its credit : the vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though men of delicate taste be rare, they are easily... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - Liczba stron: 868
...Descartes, may successively yield to each other: But Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy of Cicero has lost its s 2 • credit : The vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though men of... | |
 | David Hume - 1826 - Liczba stron: 602
...Descartes, may successively yield to each other: But Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...of Cicero has lost its credit: The vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though men of delicate Is3te_be rare, they are easi_ly.... | |
 | William Godwin - 1831 - Liczba stron: 496
...Descartes may successively yield to each other: but Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...of Cicero has lost its credit: the vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration." A few examples of the instability of fame will place... | |
 | William Godwin - 1831 - Liczba stron: 504
...Descartes may successively yield to each other: but Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...of Cicero has lost its credit: the vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration." A few examples of the instability of fame will place... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - Liczba stron: 586
...Descartes, may successively yield to each other : but Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...Cicero has lost its credit : the vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though men of delicate taste be rare, they are easily... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - Liczba stron: 658
...Descartes may successively yield to each other ; but Terence and Virgil maintain a universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...Cicero has lost its credit : the vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though men of delicate taste be rare, they are easily... | |
 | David Hume - 1889 - Liczba stron: 530
...DESCAETES, may successively yield to each other: But TKRENCE and VIRGIL maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...of CICERO has lost its credit: The vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration. Though- men of delicate taste be rare., thf*y nre eamly... | |
 | Ernst Cassirer - 1951 - Liczba stron: 384
...Descartes, may successively yield to each other: but Terence and Virgil maintain an universal, undisputed empire over the minds of men. The abstract philosophy...of Cicero has lost its credit: the vehemence of his oratory is still the object of our admiration."" A certain minimum of general validity in aesthetics... | |
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