 The ancients, who often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that fern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant produced seed which was invisible. Hence, from an extraordinary mode of reasoning,...  The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 159by William Shakespeare - 1880 - 1002 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 488 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that/mi bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...wearing this seed about them would become invisible. Enter FALSTAFF. P. Hen. Peace, ye fat-kidney ed rascal; What a brawling dost thou keep ? Fal. Poins!... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 480 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that fern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...wearing this seed about them would become invisible. Enter FALSTAFF. Fal. Poins! Poins, and be hanged! Poins! P. Hen. Peace, ye fat-kidneyed rascal ; What... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 344 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed thatfern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...wearing this seed about them would become invisible. This superstition the good sense of the poet taught him to ridicule. It was also supposed to seed in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that fern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...wearing this seed about them would become invisible. This superstition the good sense of the poet taught him to ridicule. It was also supposed to seed in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 348 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that Tern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...founded on the fantastic doctrine of signatures, they coneluded that they who possessed the secret of wearing this seed about them would become invisible.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 494 pages
...paid more attention JO received opiuions than to the evidence'rif their 'senses , believed that fern bore no seed. Our .ancestors imagined that this plant...an extraordinary mode of reasoning, founded on the fan,J,a_stic doctrine of signatures, they concluded that they who possessed "the secret of wearing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 544 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that fern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...an extraordinary mode of reasoning, founded on the fantastick doctrine of signatures, they concluded that they who possessed the secret of wearing this... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...often paid more attention toj-eceived opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed tti&tfern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...wearing this seed about them would become invisible. This superstition the good sense of the poet taught him to ridicule. It was also supposed to seed in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that_/er» bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...wearing this seed about them would become invisible. This superstition the good sense of the poet taught him to ridicule. It was also supposed to seed in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 504 pages
...often paid more attention to received opinions than to the evidence of their senses, believed that fern bore no seed. Our ancestors imagined that this plant...an extraordinary mode of reasoning, founded on the fantastick doctrine of signatures, they concluded that they who possessed the secret of wearing this... | |
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