The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page xxi
... things buried in earth , or in air below the earth ; and things so that the vantage of the hill with the tower is in the high- buried in water . We have also some rocks in the midst of the sea ; and some bays upon the shore for some ...
... things buried in earth , or in air below the earth ; and things so that the vantage of the hill with the tower is in the high- buried in water . We have also some rocks in the midst of the sea ; and some bays upon the shore for some ...
Page lxxxiv
... things must continue as they have been : but so will that also continue , whereupon learn- ing hath ever relied , and which faileth not : justificata est sapientia a filiis suis . " " Copies of the work were sent to the king , the ...
... things must continue as they have been : but so will that also continue , whereupon learn- ing hath ever relied , and which faileth not : justificata est sapientia a filiis suis . " " Copies of the work were sent to the king , the ...
Page lxxxix
... thing I stopped at the seal ; I never took penny for any commission , or things of that nature : I never shared with any servant for any second or inferior profit . " The state of the chancellor's mind during this storm has been ...
... thing I stopped at the seal ; I never took penny for any commission , or things of that nature : I never shared with any servant for any second or inferior profit . " The state of the chancellor's mind during this storm has been ...
Page xciv
... things his majesty thought fit to be done this session . And his majesty added , that when he hath done this , and all that he can do for the good of his subjects , he confesseth he hath done but the duty whereunto he was born . " - The ...
... things his majesty thought fit to be done this session . And his majesty added , that when he hath done this , and all that he can do for the good of his subjects , he confesseth he hath done but the duty whereunto he was born . " - The ...
Page cxiv
... things , not to inflate plain things into marvels . He was not attached either to method or to ornament , although he adopted both to insure a favourable reception for abstruse truths . Such is a faint outline of his mind , which ...
... things , not to inflate plain things into marvels . He was not attached either to method or to ornament , although he adopted both to insure a favourable reception for abstruse truths . Such is a faint outline of his mind , which ...
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