The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 10Hurd and Houghton, 1872 |
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Page 22
... seem so like alive , differ in death ; for the borage is an annual , the bugloss longer lived . 14. But most hot plants bear age and years better ; as hyssop , thyme , savory , pot - marjoram , balm , worm- wood , germander , sage , and ...
... seem so like alive , differ in death ; for the borage is an annual , the bugloss longer lived . 14. But most hot plants bear age and years better ; as hyssop , thyme , savory , pot - marjoram , balm , worm- wood , germander , sage , and ...
Page 35
... seems to have many things suitable for a long life ; he is very well clothed , feeds on flesh , and lives in holes ; but yet he is not noted for longevity . Certainly he belongs to the canine race , which is short- lived . 6. The camel ...
... seems to have many things suitable for a long life ; he is very well clothed , feeds on flesh , and lives in holes ; but yet he is not noted for longevity . Certainly he belongs to the canine race , which is short- lived . 6. The camel ...
Page 37
... seems to have no effect upon their length of life . Of the wild species nothing certain is known . 14. Cats live between six and ten years ; an active animal , and of an acrid spirit , whose seed ( according to Elian ) burns the female ...
... seems to have no effect upon their length of life . Of the wild species nothing certain is known . 14. Cats live between six and ten years ; an active animal , and of an acrid spirit , whose seed ( according to Elian ) burns the female ...
Page 50
... seems to have been a centenarian at least ; for after the conquest of the Moabites the Holy Land had rest for eighty years under his government ; he was a bold and active man , who had in a manner levoted himself for the people . 4 2 4 ...
... seems to have been a centenarian at least ; for after the conquest of the Moabites the Holy Land had rest for eighty years under his government ; he was a bold and active man , who had in a manner levoted himself for the people . 4 2 4 ...
Page 59
... seems to have lived for more than 100 years before he suffered martyr- dom ; a man of high soul , heroic patience , and inces . sant in his labours.2 Dionysius the Areopagite , the contemporary of the Apostle Paul , seems to have lived ...
... seems to have lived for more than 100 years before he suffered martyr- dom ; a man of high soul , heroic patience , and inces . sant in his labours.2 Dionysius the Areopagite , the contemporary of the Apostle Paul , seems to have lived ...
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