 | Virginia - 1852 - 508 pages
...the variable success of worldly things and instability of fortune. To these undertakings these great lords of the world have been stirred up, rather by the desire of fame, which ploweth up the air and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth after... | |
 | William Maxwell - Virginia - 1852 - 500 pages
...the variable success of worldly things and instability of fortune. To these undertakings these great lords of the world have been stirred up, rather by the desire of fame, which ploweth up the air and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth after... | |
 | Virginia - 1852 - 508 pages
...the variable success of worldly things and instability of fortune. To these undertakings these great lords of the world have been stirred up, rather by the desire of fame, which ploweth up the air and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth after... | |
 | Charles Whitehead - Great Britain - 1854 - 346 pages
...the variable success of worldly things, and instability of fortune. To these undertakings these great lords of the world have been stirred up, rather by...affection of bearing rule, which draweth after it so much vexatioa and so many cares. And that this is true the good advice of Cineas to Pyrrhus proves. And... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...POWER OF DEATH. By this which we have already set down is seen the beginning and end of the first three monarchies of the world, whereof the founders and...plougheth up the air. and soweth in the wind, than bv the affection of bearing rule, they themselves would then rather have wished to have stolen eut... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...field, having rooted up or cut down all that kept it from the eyes and admiration of the world ; hut after some continuance it shall begin to lose the...rather by the desire of fame, which plougheth up the uir, and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth after it so much... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...POWER OF DEATH. By this which we have already set down is seen the beginning and end of the first three monarchies of the world, whereof the founders and...rather by the desire of fame, which plougheth up the uir, and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth after it so much... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...Rome, which made the fourth, was also at this time almost at the highest. We have left it nourishing in the middle of the field, having rooted up or cut...been stirred up, rather by the desire of fame, which plough eth up the air, and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1865 - 784 pages
...and other mighty men, havo complained against infidelity, time, destiny, and most of all against ihe variable success of worldly things, and instability...undertakings the greatest lords of the world have been atirred up, rather by the desire of fame, which ploughelh up the nir, and soweth in the wind, than... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1872 - 786 pages
...complained against infidelity, time, destiny, and most of all against Ле variable success of wotldly things, and instability of fortune. To these undertakings...rather by the desire of fame, which plougheth up the IUT, and soweth in the wind, than by the affection of bearing rule, which draweth after it so much... | |
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Now these great kings and conquering nations have been the subject of those ancient histories which have been preserved and yet remain among us; and withal of so many tragical poets, as in the persons of powerful princes and other mighty men have complained... 
