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 iii
... writer of the first rank . In many respects Bacon resembles his immortal contemporary , Shakspeare . Like Shakspeare , he enjoyed the most splendid reputation for genius and ability , in his lifetime ; like him , he was comparatively ...
... writer of the first rank . In many respects Bacon resembles his immortal contemporary , Shakspeare . Like Shakspeare , he enjoyed the most splendid reputation for genius and ability , in his lifetime ; like him , he was comparatively ...
Page viii
... writing seemeth to me , ' si nunquam fallit imago , ' as far as a man can judge of his own work , not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments , which is nothing pleasant to hear ...
... writing seemeth to me , ' si nunquam fallit imago , ' as far as a man can judge of his own work , not much better than the noise or sound which musicians make while they are tuning their instruments , which is nothing pleasant to hear ...
Page xxii
... writing infolding , may bear a quintu- ple proportion to the writing infolded ; no other condition or restriction whatsoever is required . My humble duty remembered , and my humble thanks pre- pleased your lordship , at my being with ...
... writing infolding , may bear a quintu- ple proportion to the writing infolded ; no other condition or restriction whatsoever is required . My humble duty remembered , and my humble thanks pre- pleased your lordship , at my being with ...
Page xxvii
... writers of maxims . Another edition , with a translation of the Me- ditationes Sacræ , was published in the next year ; and a third in 1612 , when he was solicitor - general ; and a fourth in 1625 , the year before his death . 66 The ...
... writers of maxims . Another edition , with a translation of the Me- ditationes Sacræ , was published in the next year ; and a third in 1612 , when he was solicitor - general ; and a fourth in 1625 , the year before his death . 66 The ...
Page xxx
... writing , and by all the means I could devise . For I did as plainly see his overthrow chained , as it were by destiny , to that journey , as it is possible for a man to ground a judgment upon future contingents . But my lord ...
... writing , and by all the means I could devise . For I did as plainly see his overthrow chained , as it were by destiny , to that journey , as it is possible for a man to ground a judgment upon future contingents . But my lord ...
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