 | Ann M. Brayley - 1870 - 232 oldal
...societies thus constituted and the heavens they form and occupy, our natural stars — those ' patens of bright gold' with which the ' floor of heaven is thick inlaid' — may possibly correspond : — unless, indeed, that correspondence should be sought in broader principles... | |
 | 1916 - 300 oldal
...intentions may have paved hell, but it does not necessarily follow that evil intentions have improved the patines of bright gold with which the floor of heaven is thick inlaid. Yet this would appear to be the view of many zealous but myopic publicists. Because the sane, resolute... | |
 | 552 oldal
...hold that Plato adopts the word which was usually applied to the ' spangles ' in the heavens, the " patines of bright gold," with which " the floor of heaven is thick inlaid" (Merchant of Venice V i), and uses it of the movements of the stars, especially as throughout this... | |
 | 1915 - 458 oldal
...intentions may have paved hell, but it does not necessarily follow that evil intentions have improved the patines of bright gold with which the floor of heaven is thick inlaid. Yet this would appear to be the view of many zealous but myopic publicists. Because the sane, resolute... | |
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Good intentions may have paved hell, but it does not necessarily follow that evil intentions have improved the patines of bright gold with which the floor of heaven is thick inlaid. 