The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page xix
... opinions , held as authentic as if they had been given under the seal of the pope . Their infallibility , however , he ... opinion , is the only test of the purity of our motives for acquiring knowledge and of the value of knowledge when ...
... opinions , held as authentic as if they had been given under the seal of the pope . Their infallibility , however , he ... opinion , is the only test of the purity of our motives for acquiring knowledge and of the value of knowledge when ...
Page xxiii
... opinion thereby . And if of theirs , I might and would truly have upholden that few your lordship had grounded only upon the said information of the matters were justly objected ; as the very circum- stances do induce , in that they ...
... opinion thereby . And if of theirs , I might and would truly have upholden that few your lordship had grounded only upon the said information of the matters were justly objected ; as the very circum- stances do induce , in that they ...
Page xxx
... opinion of the unwise and unworthy use which Essex made of his power over the -queen . Notwithstanding the temporary estrange- ment which this difference of opinion occasioned , Essex was unwilling to accept this important com- mand ...
... opinion of the unwise and unworthy use which Essex made of his power over the -queen . Notwithstanding the temporary estrange- ment which this difference of opinion occasioned , Essex was unwilling to accept this important com- mand ...
Page xxxii
... opinion of the course that was taken with him ; I told him : My lord , nubecula est , cito tran- sibit : it is but a mist ; but shall I tell your lord- 1 See Sydney Papers . Michaelmas day at noon , ( vol . ii . p . 123 , ) containing ...
... opinion of the course that was taken with him ; I told him : My lord , nubecula est , cito tran- sibit : it is but a mist ; but shall I tell your lord- 1 See Sydney Papers . Michaelmas day at noon , ( vol . ii . p . 123 , ) containing ...
Page xxxv
... opinion that , to dignify and exalt knowledge , contemplation and action should be nearly and strongly conjoined and united together : a conjunction like unto that of the two highest planets , Saturn , the planet of rest and ...
... opinion that , to dignify and exalt knowledge , contemplation and action should be nearly and strongly conjoined and united together : a conjunction like unto that of the two highest planets , Saturn , the planet of rest and ...
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