 | Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...declared againft keeping Company with any who were not made of Flefh and Blood 5 and therefore defired Diogenes the Laertian to lead him to the Apartment...allotted for Fabulous Heroes, and Worthies of Dubious Exigence. At his gding out, he told them, That they did not knowr whom they difmified ; that he was... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1712 - 418 pages
...Company with any who were not made of Flcfh and Blood ; and therefore defired Diogenes the Laerliaa to lead him to the Apartment allotted for Fabulous Heroes, and Worthies of dtfbioas Exiftence. At his going out, he told tnem. That they did not know whom they difmifled ; that... | |
 | Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...with any who were not maJe of Flefh and Blood ; and therefore defined Diogenes the Lcertian to l;ad him to the Apartment allotted for Fabulous Heroes, and Worthies of dubious Exiftence. At his going out, be told them, That they did not know whom they difmificd ; that he was... | |
 | English essays - 1709 - 388 pages
...declared agair.ft keeping company wi'.h any who were not made of flefh and blood ; and therefore defired Diogenes the Laertian to lead him to the apartment...allotted for fabulous Heroes, and Worthies of dubious exigence. At his going out, he told them, that they did not know whom they difmifled ; that he was... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...lead him to th* apartment allotted for fabulous heroes, and worthies of dubious exillence. At h'rs going out, he told them that they did not know whom they difmified; that he was now Pythagoras, the firft of philofophers; and ;hat formerly he had1 been a... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it declared against keeping company with any who were...the Laertian to lead him to the apartment allotted to fabulous heroes, and worthies of dubious existence. At his going out, he told them, ' that they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 348 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were...out, he told them, ' that they did not know whom they dismiss, ed ; that he was now Pythagoras, the first of philosophers, and that formerly he had been... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 554 pages
...the room, he threw up the skirts of it, and. discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared " against keeping; company with any who were...worthies of dubious existence." At his going out, lie told them, " that they did not know whoui they dismissed : that he was now Pythagoras, the first... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were not made of flesh and blood ; and, there. fore, desired Diogenes the Laertian to lead him to the apartment allotted for fabulous heroes,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 pages
...the room, he throw back the skirt of it, and discovered a golden thigh. Socrates, at the sight of it, declared against keeping company with any who were...not made of flesh and blood ; and therefore desired Diogene* the taertian to lead him to the apartment allotted the fabulous heroes, and worthies of dubious... | |
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... The next man astonished the whole table with his appearance. He was slow, solemn, and silent in his behaviour, and wore a raiment curiously wrought with hieroglyphics. As he came into the middle of the room, he threw back the skirt of it, and discovered... 
