Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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Page 27
... side . They will so beset a man with questions , and draw him on , and pick it out of him , that , without an absurd silence , he must show an inclination one way ; or if he do not , they will gather as much by his silence as by his ...
... side . They will so beset a man with questions , and draw him on , and pick it out of him , that , without an absurd silence , he must show an inclination one way ; or if he do not , they will gather as much by his silence as by his ...
Page 32
... side , they are more cruel and hardhearted ( good to make severe in- quisitors ) , because their tenderness is not so oft called upon . Grave natures , led by custom , and therefore constant , are commonly loving husbands , as was said ...
... side , they are more cruel and hardhearted ( good to make severe in- quisitors ) , because their tenderness is not so oft called upon . Grave natures , led by custom , and therefore constant , are commonly loving husbands , as was said ...
Page 45
... side a man's self whilst he is in the rising , and to balance himself when he is placed . Use the memory of thy predecessor fairly and tenderly ; for if thou dost not , it is a debt will sure be paid when thou art gone . If thou have ...
... side a man's self whilst he is in the rising , and to balance himself when he is placed . Use the memory of thy predecessor fairly and tenderly ; for if thou dost not , it is a debt will sure be paid when thou art gone . If thou have ...
Page 49
... there is in some men , even in nature , a disposition towards it ; as , on the other side , there is a natural ma- lignity for there be that in their nature do not affect the good of others . The lighter sort of GOODNESS OF NATURE . 49.
... there is in some men , even in nature , a disposition towards it ; as , on the other side , there is a natural ma- lignity for there be that in their nature do not affect the good of others . The lighter sort of GOODNESS OF NATURE . 49.
Page 52
... the severe stroke of his justice sometimes , so in this not to suffer a man of death to live ; for , be- sides that the land doth mourn , the restraint of justice towards sin doth more retard the affection of love 52 LORD BACON'S ESSAYS .
... the severe stroke of his justice sometimes , so in this not to suffer a man of death to live ; for , be- sides that the land doth mourn , the restraint of justice towards sin doth more retard the affection of love 52 LORD BACON'S ESSAYS .
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