The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page vi
... hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt heart , in a depraved habit of taking rewards to pervert justice ; howsoever I may be frail , and partake of the abuses of the times . " 995 From this ambiguity by a ...
... hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt heart , in a depraved habit of taking rewards to pervert justice ; howsoever I may be frail , and partake of the abuses of the times . " 995 From this ambiguity by a ...
Page vii
... hope of being an instrument of good . " Power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring . Merit and good works is the end of man's motion , and conscience of the same is the accomplish- ment of man's rest ; for , if man can be a ...
... hope of being an instrument of good . " Power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring . Merit and good works is the end of man's motion , and conscience of the same is the accomplish- ment of man's rest ; for , if man can be a ...
Page xi
... Hope . 68 .... 28 Hypocrites .. 69 21. Delays Impostors 70 The several kinds of Imposture 70 22. Cunning ... Atheism 70 23. Wisdom for a Man's self Heresies .... 71 24. Innovations ..... The Church and the Scripture 71 25. Despatch ...
... Hope . 68 .... 28 Hypocrites .. 69 21. Delays Impostors 70 The several kinds of Imposture 70 22. Cunning ... Atheism 70 23. Wisdom for a Man's self Heresies .... 71 24. Innovations ..... The Church and the Scripture 71 25. Despatch ...
Page xxii
... hope , therefore , that , under the protection of his political friends , and the queen's remembrance of his father , and notice of him when a child , he might escape from the mental slavery of delving in this laborious pro- fession ...
... hope , therefore , that , under the protection of his political friends , and the queen's remembrance of his father , and notice of him when a child , he might escape from the mental slavery of delving in this laborious pro- fession ...
Page xxv
... hope of pre- the interesis of the public at the foot of the throne . He spoke often , and always with such force and eloquence as to insure the attention of the house ; and , though he spoke generally on the side of the court , he was ...
... hope of pre- the interesis of the public at the foot of the throne . He spoke often , and always with such force and eloquence as to insure the attention of the house ; and , though he spoke generally on the side of the court , he was ...
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