The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord High Chancellor of England, Volume 1Baynes and son, 1824 |
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... humours of their superiors , and a mean but anxious attention to their own interest , whether at the expense of their patrons , or of their country . A different turn of mind gave the earl's enemies great advantages against him . They ...
... humours of their superiors , and a mean but anxious attention to their own interest , whether at the expense of their patrons , or of their country . A different turn of mind gave the earl's enemies great advantages against him . They ...
Page xiv
... humour , which he could seldom disguise , aided their designs ; for it often broke forth into downright abuse and scorn of those who thwarted his projects , or dissented from his opinions ; and he once , in some dispute with the queen ...
... humour , which he could seldom disguise , aided their designs ; for it often broke forth into downright abuse and scorn of those who thwarted his projects , or dissented from his opinions ; and he once , in some dispute with the queen ...
Page xix
... humour . His most faith- ful subjects , who had served him longest and best , who had even warned him against the subtleties of this stranger , he received with approbation or dislike , just as Wotton inspired him . He was even brought ...
... humour . His most faith- ful subjects , who had served him longest and best , who had even warned him against the subtleties of this stranger , he received with approbation or dislike , just as Wotton inspired him . He was even brought ...
Page xxx
... hath a kind of proud humour that may ( 6 over - work the medicine . " All this was to be done with much caution and privacy ; for the very ser- Vol . V. jeants , appointed to manage part of XXX The Life of the Lord Chancellor Bacon .
... hath a kind of proud humour that may ( 6 over - work the medicine . " All this was to be done with much caution and privacy ; for the very ser- Vol . V. jeants , appointed to manage part of XXX The Life of the Lord Chancellor Bacon .
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... humour of licentious scandal , the authentic vouchers I have produced render his anecdote not improbable . Other circum- stances , mentioned by those who have professedly written of this reign , I therefore omit , and shall only add ...
... humour of licentious scandal , the authentic vouchers I have produced render his anecdote not improbable . Other circum- stances , mentioned by those who have professedly written of this reign , I therefore omit , and shall only add ...
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