 Turn umbratiles sunt, ut putent in turbido esse quicquid in luce est' ('Some men, like pictures, are fitter for a corner than a full light') ; and I believe such as have a natural bent to solitude are like waters which may be forced into fountains, and...  The Spectator - Pàgina 461739Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | George Gregory Smith - 1898 - 316 pàgines
...fitter for a Corner than a full Light; and I believe such as have a natural Bent to Solitude, are like Waters which may be forced into Fountains, and exalted...Height, may make a much nobler Figure, and a much louder Noise, but after all run more smoothly, equally and plentifully, in their own natural Course upon the... | |
 | John Dixon Hunt - 1992 - 414 pàgines
...full light; and I believe such as have a natural bent to solitude, are like waters which may be forc'd into fountains, and exalted to a great height, may make a much nobler figure and a much louder noise; but after all run more smoothly, equally, and plentifully, in their own natural course upon... | |
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