 | 1843 - 632 pages
...Johnson called humours. The words of Ben are so much to the purpose, that we will quote them : — ' When some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their can fluxions all to run one way, This may be truly said... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 484 pages
...one part, and are not continent, Receive the name of humours. Now thus far, ' It may, by metuphor, apply itself ' Unto the general disposition ; ' As...his effects, his spirits, and his powers, ' In their confluxions all to run one way,' This may be truly said to be a humour. But that a rook by wearing... | |
 | 1806 - 446 pages
...flow continually In some one part, and are not continent, Receive the name of humours. Now thus far It may, by metaphor, apply itself Unto the general disposition: . As when some one peculiar quality Dpth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his effects, his spirits, and his powers In their confluxions... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - English drama - 1811 - 780 pages
...and arc not continent, Receive the name of humoors. Now thus It may, by metaphor, apply itself [far Unto the general disposition : As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, t! at it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their coiilluxions, all to run... | |
 | Akeroyde's padd (Dance) - 1812 - 352 pages
...flow continually In some one part, and are not continent, Receive the name of humorous. Now thus far It may', by metaphor, apply itself Unto the general...quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers In their constructions, all to run one way. Fine Feeling. As frisky... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 pages
...theyjftow continually In some one part, and are not continent, Receive the name of humours. Now thus far It may, by metaphor, apply itself Unto the general...quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their conductions, all to run one way, This may be truly said... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - Aesthetics - 1817 - 464 pages
...OTeinung, eine ®e> banfeneen>ol)nHit. ®<» hmnour tefd)teibt Ben. Johnion alfo: At when »оюе one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits and his pow'rs In their constructions, all to run one way This may be truly said... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - Aesthetics - 1820 - 968 pages
...eine eingebil: bete SKecnung, eine ©cbanfengeTOobnbeit. 25en humour befdjreibt Ben. Johnson alfo : As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects his spirits and his pow'rs In their constructions, all to run one way This may be truly said... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 pages
...defines it 'whatsoe'er has fluxure and humidity. As wanting power to contain itself. By metaphor it may apply itself unto the general disposition, as when some one peculiar quality does so possess a man , that it doeth draw all his affects , his spirits and his powers in their conductions... | |
 | Aristoteles - 1833 - 450 pages
...in which it has been defined by Ben Jonson, comes nearer to i/0of than any word in our language :— When some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their conductions, all to run one way, This may be truly said... | |
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Unto the general disposition ; As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their confluctions, all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour. 
