| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising human nature : for take an example of a dog, and mark...by a man, who to him is instead of a god, or melior nalura: which courage is manifestly such, as that creature, without lhat confidence of a better nature... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising human nature; for take an example of a dog, and mark...a man, who to him is instead of a God, or " melior naturfi;" which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of a better nature... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys, likewise, magnanimity, and the raising human nature ; for take an example of a dog, and mark...a man, who to him is instead of a God, or " melior iiatura ;" which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of a better nature... | |
| Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human nature; for take an example of...maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or f " melior natura:" which courage is manifestly such as that creature, with that confidence of a better... | |
| Periodicals - 1833 - 270 pages
...kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys, likewise, magnanimity, and the raising of human nature ; for take an example...maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a god, or better nature ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of a better... | |
| Christian life - 1835 - 334 pages
...kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human nature ; for take an example...a man, who to him is instead of a GOD, or " melior uatura ;" which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence of a better nature... | |
| William Whewell - Astronomy - 1836 - 420 pages
...capable of attaining. " To deny a God," again says the great philosopher, " destroys magnanimity and the raising of human nature ; for take an example...maintained by a man ; who, to him, is instead of a God, or mclior natura: which courage is manifestly such, as that creature, without that confidence of a better... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising of human nature : for take an example...courage is manifestly such, as that creature, without confidence of a better nature than his own, could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth... | |
| Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 pages
...by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. It destroys likewise magnanimity, and the raising human nature ; for, take an example of a dog, and...on, when he finds himself maintained by a man, who is to him instead of God ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence... | |
| William Whewell - Astronomy - 1841 - 256 pages
...attaining. " To deny a God," again says the great philosopher, "destroys magnanimity and the rising of numan nature ; for take an example of a dog, and mark what a generosity and a courage he will put on, when he finds himself maintained by a man ; who, to him, is instead of a... | |
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