The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1Carey and Hart, 1844 |
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... justice would be done to his memory . Sir Philip Sydney says , " I never read the old song of Percy and Douglas , without feeling my heart . stirred as by the sound of a trumpet ; " and assuredly this voice from the grave was not heard ...
... justice would be done to his memory . Sir Philip Sydney says , " I never read the old song of Percy and Douglas , without feeling my heart . stirred as by the sound of a trumpet ; " and assuredly this voice from the grave was not heard ...
Page vi
... justice ; howsoever I may be frail , and partake of the abuses of the times . " ' 5 From this ambiguity by a man so capable of expressing himself clearly , and whose favourite maxim was , " Do not inflate plain things into marvels , but ...
... justice ; howsoever I may be frail , and partake of the abuses of the times . " ' 5 From this ambiguity by a man so capable of expressing himself clearly , and whose favourite maxim was , " Do not inflate plain things into marvels , but ...
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... justice to his powers , to enjoy that “ suavissima vita indies sentire se fieri meliorem , " to look into the works of our illustrious countryman . I venture also to hope that , in these times of inquiry , the works of this philosopher ...
... justice to his powers , to enjoy that “ suavissima vita indies sentire se fieri meliorem , " to look into the works of our illustrious countryman . I venture also to hope that , in these times of inquiry , the works of this philosopher ...
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... justice . Wisdom herself has suffered in his disgrace , but year after year brings to light proof of the arts that worked Bacon's downfall , and covered his character with obloquy . He will find some future historian who , assisted by ...
... justice . Wisdom herself has suffered in his disgrace , but year after year brings to light proof of the arts that worked Bacon's downfall , and covered his character with obloquy . He will find some future historian who , assisted by ...
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... justice , or the fountains of law 238 ...... 239 NEW ATLANTIS 255 187 188 THE WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS . .. 189 Cassandra , or Divination ... 191 Typhon , or a Rebel ..... .... 287 288 Persons of the learned DIVISION OF LEARNING . 1 ...
... justice , or the fountains of law 238 ...... 239 NEW ATLANTIS 255 187 188 THE WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS . .. 189 Cassandra , or Divination ... 191 Typhon , or a Rebel ..... .... 287 288 Persons of the learned DIVISION OF LEARNING . 1 ...
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