 | Michel de Montaigne - 1759 - 512 sider
...and let our own Ke idle. As fome one may fay of me, That I have here only made a Nofegay of foreign Flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the Thread that ties them. Jn earneft, I fo far yield to the common with ivtat Opinion, that thofe borrowed Ornaments do A/VW... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 sider
...then conclude my Preface with the ideas of Montaigne : — " I have here only made a nofegay of culled flowers, and have brought " nothing of my own but the thread that ties them." In every fucceeding Edition a great variety of long and valuable Poems have been added, and the volume... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 sider
...with the ideas of Montaigne : — " / hitoe here only made a nosegay of culled flower* , and hacf " brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them." %» In thit Edition, as in the numerous preceding ones, great Improvement* have been made. The favourable... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sider
...then conclude my preface with the ideas of Montaigne : — "I have here only made a nosegay of culled ughs at lovers' perjury. Know, I wilf serve the fair in thy despite; tics them." ADVERTISEMENT TO THE NEW EDITION. In this Edition, as in the numerous preceding one*, great... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1811 - 556 sider
...and let our own lie idle. As some one may say of me, that I have here only made a nosegay of foreign flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them, with what jn earnest, I so far yield to the common opinion, view Mon- ,,. , * ri that those borrowed... | |
 | 1827 - 452 sider
...of forcing a conclusion of this game. Bouquet. "/ have here only made a nosegay qf nllrd Jlmuc rt, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them." (From an American Paper.) THE DEATH WARRANT. " The last, the fatal hour has come." The mists of the... | |
 | 1825 - 458 sider
...discovery does not belong to themselves.— Edit. Kal. ' / kavt here only made a notfgay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that titt them." MONTAIONR. ESKIMAUX MUSIC. (From Captain Li/on^t Private Journal) No. 2. . ,.- .- . . r-... | |
 | 1851 - 554 sider
...to. WDX. Saying ascribed to Montaigne. — The saying, "¡I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them," is usually ascribed to Montaigne. In what part of his works are these words to be found ? I heard doubts... | |
 | 1852 - 142 sider
...but beautiful sentiment of Montaigne, — "I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, antl have brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them." But, to roam through Ihe wide field of poetry, and gather such flowers, and such only, aa might contribute... | |
 | Mrs. J. S. F. Lunt - 1853 - 144 sider
...the oft-repealed but beautiful sentiment of Montaigne, — "I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them." But, to roam through the wide field of poetry, and gather such flowers, and such only, as might contribute... | |
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I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that ties them. 
