Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney (Classic Reprint) ~ Paperback ~ Thomas Zouch

Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Sir Philip Sidney Some severe animadversions on the character of Sir Philip Sidney gave rise to the following work. Whatever aspersions have been cast upon his memory, the candid and ingenuous reader will regard them with caution. The shafts of ridicule, when aimed against a virtuous man, lose their edge, and fall upon him blunted and despoiled of their force. The complexion of Sir Philip Sidney's conduct through life, was without a stain or a blemish. He admitted none into his friendship but good and wise men. His habits of intimacy with them, prove, beyond the possibility of a doubt, the congeniality of their minds. ... In companionsThat do converse and waste the time together, Whose souls do bear an equal yoke of love, There must be needs a like proportionOf lineaments, of manners, and of spirit. Shakespeare. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.