“And that we may not be decieved by false Notions which we have embraced without Examining, or that we have received upon the Authority of others; we ought to call in Question all such things as have an Appearance of Falshood, that by a new...
Take heed of loving mee, At least remember I forbade it thee; Not that I shall repaire my unthrifty wast Of Breath and Blood, upon thy sighes and teares, By being to thee then what to me thou wast; But so, great Joy, our life at once outweares; Then, lest thy...
“There is no safety but by flight.” Mercury: or the secret and svvift messenger… John Wilkins (1614-1672) London: Printed by I. Norton, for Iohn Maynard, and Timothy Wilkins, and are to be sold at the George in Fleetstreet, neere Saint Dunstans Church, 1641 First edition Z103 W68 1641 This codebook has...
“He who writes histories must make the efforts that I made and see the land that he is to write about, as I saw it, for so was it done by ancient and modern historians…Very supernatural must be the talented man who will know how...
Instituzioni Analitiche Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) Milan: Nella Regia-Ducal Corte, 1748 First edition QA35 A27 1748 Maria Gaetana Agnesi was the eldest in a family of at least twenty-one children. Her father, Pietro Agnesi, a wealthy silk merchant, could afford to provide her with some of the best tutors available....
“…so also can nothing be more unprofitable, than the too customary mode of charging the infant memory with verses, or even chapters of abstract doctrines, or passages, about the true meaning of which, schoolmen themselves have hitherto been divided in opinion.” — from the Preface A...
“A seemingly idyllic, rarely seen American past comes to life like a fairy tale — some land before time, before film, before death.”...
“Mult ad apris ki bien conuist ahan.” (He has learned much who knows the pain of struggle.) — stanza CLXXXIV, line 2425, Song of Roland The Song of Roland Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1906 PQ1521 E5 B8 1906 The Song of Roland is a French epic dating from...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="241"] Miscellanies Daines Barrington (1727-1800) London: Printed by J. Nichols, sold by B. White, 1781 First edition AC7 B34 1781[/caption] “What we saw of the country leaves us no doubt of its fertility, and that it is capable of producing all the plants...
“Mrs. Delany’s was an age when genteel women, whether amateur or professional, were occupied with crafts, decorative works, design and fine arts. Embroidery, quilling, shellwork, japanning, silhouette making, drawing, painting in oils and watercolours, knitting, sewing, flower making, modelling in wax and clay, miniature painting,...