The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page xx
... ground their purposes , not on the prudent and heavenly contem- plation of justice and equity , which was never ... grounds of law and legal justice , delivered first , and with best warrant to Moses , and as far as human prudence can be ...
... ground their purposes , not on the prudent and heavenly contem- plation of justice and equity , which was never ... grounds of law and legal justice , delivered first , and with best warrant to Moses , and as far as human prudence can be ...
Page xxi
... ground , more valuable , perhaps , for their antiquity than for their beauty . Delightful as is the love of antiquity , this artificial retrospective extension of our existence , ( see Shakspeare's Sonnet , 123 , ) might it not be ...
... ground , more valuable , perhaps , for their antiquity than for their beauty . Delightful as is the love of antiquity , this artificial retrospective extension of our existence , ( see Shakspeare's Sonnet , 123 , ) might it not be ...
Page xxiv
... ground buttailing upon his house , which might mend his prospect , but it did not fill his barns . " In the parliament which met on February 19 , 1592 , and which was chiefly called for consulta- tion and preparation against the ...
... ground buttailing upon his house , which might mend his prospect , but it did not fill his barns . " In the parliament which met on February 19 , 1592 , and which was chiefly called for consulta- tion and preparation against the ...
Page xxviii
... ground , than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge , therefore , of the plea- sures of the heart by the pleasures of the eye . Certainly virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant when they are incensed ...
... ground , than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge , therefore , of the plea- sures of the heart by the pleasures of the eye . Certainly virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant when they are incensed ...
Page xxx
... ground a judgment upon future contingents . But my lord , howsoever his ear was open , yet his heart and resolution was shut against that advice , whereby his ruin might have been prevented . " 1 It did not require Bacon's sagacity to ...
... ground a judgment upon future contingents . But my lord , howsoever his ear was open , yet his heart and resolution was shut against that advice , whereby his ruin might have been prevented . " 1 It did not require Bacon's sagacity to ...
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