The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page xxii
... tion continued to occupy his thoughts.1 Whilst he was engaged in these meditations his father died suddenly , on the 20th February , 1579. He instantly returned to England . CHAPTER II . Law and politics were the two roads open be- fore ...
... tion continued to occupy his thoughts.1 Whilst he was engaged in these meditations his father died suddenly , on the 20th February , 1579. He instantly returned to England . CHAPTER II . Law and politics were the two roads open be- fore ...
Page xxv
... tion , he intimated his intention to devote himself to legal pursuits , an intimation likely to be of more efficacy to this statesman than the assurance that the completion of the Novum Organum de- pended upon his success : and he ...
... tion , he intimated his intention to devote himself to legal pursuits , an intimation likely to be of more efficacy to this statesman than the assurance that the completion of the Novum Organum de- pended upon his success : and he ...
Page xxvii
... tion of particulars , he proceeded in this work upon the plan suggested in his Novum Organum . commanded , yet he did not forget the interests of Bacon , but wrote from Plymouth to the new- placed lord keeper , and all his friends in ...
... tion of particulars , he proceeded in this work upon the plan suggested in his Novum Organum . commanded , yet he did not forget the interests of Bacon , but wrote from Plymouth to the new- placed lord keeper , and all his friends in ...
Page xxxiv
... tion . In this situation of no common difficulty , the conflict of his various duties , to the queen , to Essex , and to himself , were instantly present to his mind . faction of the world , to proceed against my lord It was determined ...
... tion . In this situation of no common difficulty , the conflict of his various duties , to the queen , to Essex , and to himself , were instantly present to his mind . faction of the world , to proceed against my lord It was determined ...
Page xli
... tion of Bacon's philosophy , that " the honest and just bounds of observation by one person upon another , extend no further but to understand him sufficiently , whereby not to give him offence ; or whereby to be able to give him ...
... tion of Bacon's philosophy , that " the honest and just bounds of observation by one person upon another , extend no further but to understand him sufficiently , whereby not to give him offence ; or whereby to be able to give him ...
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