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 xxii
... tion continued to occupy his thoughts.1 Whilst he was engaged in these meditations his father died suddenly , on the 20th February , He instantly returned to England . 1579 . CHAPTER II . Law and politics were the two roads open be ...
... tion continued to occupy his thoughts.1 Whilst he was engaged in these meditations his father died suddenly , on the 20th February , He instantly returned to England . 1579 . CHAPTER II . Law and politics were the two roads open be ...
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 . In the second part he explains the use of the law for the security of persons , reputation , and property ; which , with the greatest anxiety ...
... tion of particulars , he proceeded in this work upon the plan suggested in his Novum Organum . In the second part he explains the use of the law for the security of persons , reputation , and property ; which , with the greatest anxiety ...
Page xxxiii
... tion of other libels , 5 so reflecting upon the con- duct of the queen , that she said the subject should be publicly examined ; and , acknowledging the foresight of Bacon with respect to the former in- quiry , she consulted him as to ...
... tion of other libels , 5 so reflecting upon the con- duct of the queen , that she said the subject should be publicly examined ; and , acknowledging the foresight of Bacon with respect to the former in- quiry , she consulted him as to ...
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 ...
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