I wist all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas ! good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant. The Port Folio - Page 3091814Full view - About this book
| Roger Ascham - Latin language - 1711 - 296 pages
...Smiling, fhe anfwer'd me } 3, 7 wifly all their Sport In the Park is but A 3, Shadow to that Pleafure that I find in Plato; „ Alas ! good Folk, they never felt what true 5, Pleafure me^.nt. Anil how came you, Madam ) )y quoth I, to this deep Knowledge of Plea3, Jure ?... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - Great Britain - 1790 - 466 pages
...park; failing, (he anfwered me; 1 wiffe all their fport in the parke is but a fhadow to that pleafure that I find in Plato: Alas, good folk, they never felt •what true pleafiire meant. And how came you, madam, quoth I, to this deep knowledge of pleafure, and what did... | |
| William Oldys, John Malham - Europe - 1808 - 594 pages
...talk, I asked her, Why she would lose such pastime in the Park ? Smiling, she answered me, I know, all their sport in the Park is but a shadow to that I find in Plato : Alas ! good felk, they never felt what true pleasure meant. And how came you, madam,... | |
| William Oldys, Thomas Park - Great Britain - 1808 - 586 pages
...talk, I asked her, why she would lose such pas^ time in tbe Park? Smiling, she answered me, I know, all their sport in the Park is but a shadow to that I find in Plato : Alas! good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant. And how came you, madam,... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...there must needs be in the park ? At which smiling, she answered, ' I wisse all their sport in tiie park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find...good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant !' This naturally leading him to inquire how a lady of her age had attained to this deep knowledge... | |
| Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...her, why she lost such pastime rs there needs must be in the park; at which smiling, she answered, " I wist all their sport in the park is but a shadow...good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant." This naturally leading him to inquire how a lady of her age had attained to such a depth of pleasure... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 510 pages
...her, why she lost such pastime as there neeils must be in the park; at which smiling, she answered, " I wist all their sport in the park is but a shadow...that I find in Plato. Alas, good folk, they never fel' what true pleasure meant." This naturally le.iding him to inquire how a lady of her age had attained... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1816 - 786 pages
...youngest, was not less enshe would lose such pastime in the park ? Smiling, she answered me, I know, all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that I find in Plato : Alas ! good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant. And how came you, madam,... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1817 - 494 pages
...she lost such pastime as there must needs be in the park ? At which smiling, she answered, ' I wisse all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that...good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant !' This naturally leading him to inquire how a lady of her age had attained to this deep knowledge... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1819 - 112 pages
...Boccace. After salutation, and duty done, with some other talk, I asked her, why she would lose such pastime in the park ? Smiling, she answered me ; "...but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato." ROGER ASCHAM. NOTE h. Page 24, line 8. Then is the Age of Admiration — Dante was pointed out to Petrarch... | |
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