 | William Russell - English language - 1856 - 240 pages
...not, that clear and sound dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the...no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious : and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...Dryden. CCCXXV. Clear aud round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the...goeth basely upon the belly and not upon the feet. — Lord Bacon. CCCXXVL Rest unto our souls ! — 'tis all we want — the end of all our wishes and... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 378 pages
...dealing is the honour of man's nature, I ^ and mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and j \ silver, which may make the metal work the better,...goeth basely upon the belly and not upon the feet. — Lord Bacon, CCCXXVI. Rest unto our souls ! — 'tis all we want — the end of all our wishes and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...that clear and round2 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth3 it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...clear and round dealing 3 is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like allay in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice that 1 Lucretius. See the beginning of the second book. 2 veritatem aut potiut vcracitatem, 3 upertam el... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...that clear and round2 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth3 it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...embafeth it : for thefe winding and crooked Courfes are the Goings of the Serpent ; which goeth bafely upon the belly, and not upon the Feet. There is no Vice that doth fo cover a Man with Shame as to be found falfe and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne faith prettily,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...clear and round dealing 3 is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like allay in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice that i Lucretius. See the beginning of the second book. 3 veritulem aut potiue veracitatem. doth so cover... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...clear and round dealing3 is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like allay in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice that 1 Lucretius. See the beginning of the second book. 2 verilatem out poilus veracitateni. doth so cover... | |
 | Henry Nicholas Sealy - Banks and banking - 1858 - 690 pages
...not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the...crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which gocth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet." P. 4.: — " Surely the wickedness of falsehood... | |
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... of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly and not upon the feet. 
