 THOUGH some make slight of libels, yet you may see by them how the wind sits : as take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion...  The Scottish Historical Review - Page 1281909Full view - About this book
 | John Selden - 1689 - 196 pages
...the Air, you shall see by that which way the Wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a Stone. More solid Things do not show the Complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels. LXXXII Liturgy THERE is no Church without a Liturgy, nor indeed can there be conveniently,... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well, as ballads and libels. LITURGY. 1. TH ERE is no church without a liturgy, nor indeed can there be conveniently, as... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well, as ballads and libels. LITURGY. 1. THERE is no church without a liturgy, nor indeed can there be conveniently, as... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - 378 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone : more solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels. 1. There is no church without a liturgy, nor indeed can there be conveniently, as there is... | |
 | 1821 - 328 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone : more solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels. LITURGY. 1. There is no church without a liturgy, nor indeed can there be conveniently, as... | |
 | John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone : more solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels. LITURGY. 1. There is no church without a liturgy, nor indeed can there be conveniently, as... | |
 | George Moir - 1827 - 466 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you sball not do by casting up a stone : more solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels. XVIII. MARRIAGE. 1. Of all actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people... | |
 | 1829 - 460 pages
...precept, of the Koran. — Vide Erpeniut and La Rogue, Voy. a Palestine. Influence of Hallads. — More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels.— Selden. Of the truth of this, the songs of Beranger furnish a remarkable instance. 2. —... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels. — Selden. DXXXVI. Nothing grieves a real artist more, than that indifference of the public,... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1830 - 688 pages
...air. you shall see by that which way the wind sets, which you shall not do by casting up a stone ; more solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels.— Selden's Table Talk. These, however, are positions which must be carefully limited to those... | |
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