The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1Carey and Hart, 1844 |
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Page xxv
... less emptiness , less idleness in what he uttered : no member of his speech but consisted of its own graces . His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss : he commanded when he spoke , and had his judges angry and ...
... less emptiness , less idleness in what he uttered : no member of his speech but consisted of its own graces . His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss : he commanded when he spoke , and had his judges angry and ...
Page xlvi
... less ready to barter his honours for their for all persons possessing £ 40 a year in land either gold . A general summons was , therefore , issued to accept this title , or to compound with the king's commissioners ; and on the 23d ...
... less ready to barter his honours for their for all persons possessing £ 40 a year in land either gold . A general summons was , therefore , issued to accept this title , or to compound with the king's commissioners ; and on the 23d ...
Page lxvi
... less emptiness , less idleness , in what he uttered . No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces . His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss . He commanded where he spoke , and had his judges angry and ...
... less emptiness , less idleness , in what he uttered . No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces . His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss . He commanded where he spoke , and had his judges angry and ...
Page lxxxv
... less , than became either . " Previous to the meeting , the lord chancellor was raised to the dignity of Viscount St. Alban , by a patent which stated that the king had conferred this title because he thought nothing could adorn his ...
... less , than became either . " Previous to the meeting , the lord chancellor was raised to the dignity of Viscount St. Alban , by a patent which stated that the king had conferred this title because he thought nothing could adorn his ...
Page lxxxvi
... less enor- mous or less apparent than of the other offenders , he was thus protected by the power of his brother . Villiers being safe , Williams advised compliance with the humour of the people , and suggested that in this state ...
... less enor- mous or less apparent than of the other offenders , he was thus protected by the power of his brother . Villiers being safe , Williams advised compliance with the humour of the people , and suggested that in this state ...
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