The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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... honour which , until that time , had never been con ferred upon any member of the profession . CHAPTER III . DISAPPOINTMENT AS SOLICITOR . 1590 to 1596 . was doomed to labour , and in which he after- FROM HIS ENTRANCE INTO PUBLIC LIFE ...
... honour which , until that time , had never been con ferred upon any member of the profession . CHAPTER III . DISAPPOINTMENT AS SOLICITOR . 1590 to 1596 . was doomed to labour , and in which he after- FROM HIS ENTRANCE INTO PUBLIC LIFE ...
Page xxiv
Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu. and the pursuit of worldly honours , that , sooner | modestly ascribing his success to ... honour , nor under Jupiter that loveth business , but wholly carried away by the contemplative planet , " he might ...
Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu. and the pursuit of worldly honours , that , sooner | modestly ascribing his success to ... honour , nor under Jupiter that loveth business , but wholly carried away by the contemplative planet , " he might ...
Page xxvii
... honour times of peace by the im- provement of the laws . Although this tract was written in the year 1596 , and although he was always a great admirer of Elizabeth , it was not published till after his death . The exertions which had ...
... honour times of peace by the im- provement of the laws . Although this tract was written in the year 1596 , and although he was always a great admirer of Elizabeth , it was not published till after his death . The exertions which had ...
Page xxx
... honour ? meaning , that her goodness was without limit , where there was a true concurrence , which I knew in her nature to be true . My lord , on the other side , had a settled opinion , that the queen could be brought to nothing but ...
... honour ? meaning , that her goodness was without limit , where there was a true concurrence , which I knew in her nature to be true . My lord , on the other side , had a settled opinion , that the queen could be brought to nothing but ...
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... honour , but , on account of his pe- nitence and submission , her majesty had ordered that the hearing should be before a great , honour- able , and selected council , a full and deliberate , and yet in respect a private , mild , and ...
... honour , but , on account of his pe- nitence and submission , her majesty had ordered that the hearing should be before a great , honour- able , and selected council , a full and deliberate , and yet in respect a private , mild , and ...
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