The Works of Francis Bacon ...Longmans & Company, 1963 |
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Page 405
... NOBILITY . WE will speak of Nobility first as a portion of an estate ; then as a condition of particular persons . A monarchy where there is no nobility at all , is ever a pure and absolute tyranny ; as that of the Turks . For nobility ...
... NOBILITY . WE will speak of Nobility first as a portion of an estate ; then as a condition of particular persons . A monarchy where there is no nobility at all , is ever a pure and absolute tyranny ; as that of the Turks . For nobility ...
Page 406
... nobility causeth poverty and incon- venience in a state ; for it is a surcharge of expense ; and besides , it being of necessity that many of the nobility fall in time to be weak in fortune , it maketh a kind of disproportion between ...
... nobility causeth poverty and incon- venience in a state ; for it is a surcharge of expense ; and besides , it being of necessity that many of the nobility fall in time to be weak in fortune , it maketh a kind of disproportion between ...
Page 549
... NOBILITY . It is a reuerend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay ; or to see a faire timber tree sound & perfect : how much more to behold an ancient Noble familie , which hath stood against the waues and weathers of ...
... NOBILITY . It is a reuerend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay ; or to see a faire timber tree sound & perfect : how much more to behold an ancient Noble familie , which hath stood against the waues and weathers of ...
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HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF KING HENRY VII | 3 |
APPENDIX LGreat Councils | 247 |
THE BEGINNING OF THE HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF KING | 265 |
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