The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1Parry & McMillan, 1854 |
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Page xlii
... desire to obtain this thing of you is but for a sustenta- tion . " The result , however , was , that hurt by this letter , she indignantly and somewhat coarsely refused his suit , saying , “ that an unruly beast ought to be stinted of ...
... desire to obtain this thing of you is but for a sustenta- tion . " The result , however , was , that hurt by this letter , she indignantly and somewhat coarsely refused his suit , saying , “ that an unruly beast ought to be stinted of ...
Page xlvii
... desire of change that pre- tendeth the reformation : that novelty , though it be not rejected , yet be always suspected ; and , as the Scripture saith , that we make a stand upon the ancient way , and then look about us , and dis- cover ...
... desire of change that pre- tendeth the reformation : that novelty , though it be not rejected , yet be always suspected ; and , as the Scripture saith , that we make a stand upon the ancient way , and then look about us , and dis- cover ...
Page lii
... desire to lead a private life . Gon- domar answered , that he would tell me a tale ; My lord , there was once an old rat that would needs leave the world : he acquainted the young rats that he would retire into his hole , and spend his ...
... desire to lead a private life . Gon- domar answered , that he would tell me a tale ; My lord , there was once an old rat that would needs leave the world : he acquainted the young rats that he would retire into his hole , and spend his ...
Page liv
... desire of memory , fame , and celebration , and , in effect , the strength of all other human desires . We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power or of the hands . For , have not ...
... desire of memory , fame , and celebration , and , in effect , the strength of all other human desires . We see then how far the monuments of wit and learning are more durable than the monuments of power or of the hands . For , have not ...
Page lxxix
... desire of relieving their miseries and ne- cessities ; if we have any love for natural truths ; any aversion to darkness , any desire of purifying the understanding , we must destroy these idols , which have led experience captive , and ...
... desire of relieving their miseries and ne- cessities ; if we have any love for natural truths ; any aversion to darkness , any desire of purifying the understanding , we must destroy these idols , which have led experience captive , and ...
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