 | John Carrington - 2003 - 344 Seiten
...which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay And o'er-informed the tenement of clay Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin...divide; Else, why should he, with wealth and honour blest, Refuse his age the needful hours of rest? This character assassination — Shaftesbury is a... | |
 | Philip Schaff - 2004 - 684 Seiten
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 | Edward Leeson - 2004 - 728 Seiten
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 | John Macquarrie - 2005 - 300 Seiten
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 | David Semple - 2005 - 988 Seiten
...these were the figures that epitomised in the public mind the archetypal union of madness and genius. 'Great wits are sure to madness near allied; And thin partitions do their bounds divide' wrote Dryden, while in a IT^-century etching, Melancolicus proclaims 'the price of wisdom is melancholy'.... | |
 | Rob Pope - 2005 - 330 Seiten
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 | Benjamin Ifor Evans - 2006 - 520 Seiten
...high He sought the Storms; but for a Calm unfit, Would steer too near the Sands, to boast his Wit. Great Wits are sure to Madness near allied; And thin...divide: Else, why should he, with Wealth and Honour blessed, Refuse his Age the needful Hours of Rest? Punish a Body which he could not please; Bankrupt... | |
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