 | 1763 - 556 pages
...fliould fay, that he was a fit mini to keep things from growing worfe ; but no very fit mao to Deduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Ifrael a little too ntach on himfelf, and to have all bufinefs dill under the hammer ; and, like clay Ln the hands of the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 618 pages
...should praise him in propriety, I should say, that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse ; but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Israel (a) Robert earl of Salisbury, who died 24 May, 1612. (b) The draught of this imperfect letter... | |
 | 1822 - 386 pages
...should praise him in propriety, I should say, that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse ; but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Israel a little too much on himself, and to have all business still under the hammer; and, like clay... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1822 - 426 pages
...should praise him in propriety, I should say, that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse ; but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Israel a little too much on himself, and to have all business still under the hammer; and, like clay... | |
 | John Lingard - 1825 - 474 pages
...praise him in propriety, I should say that he " was a more fit man to keep things from getting worse, but no " very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved " to have the eyes of all Israel a little to much on himself, and " to have all business still under the hammer, and like clay... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1830 - 530 pages
...should praise him in propriety, I should say that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse ; but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Israel a little too much on himself, and to have all business still under the hammer, and like clay... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1830 - 530 pages
...should praise him in propriety, I should say that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse ; but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Israel a little too much on himself, and to have all business still under the hammer, and like clay... | |
 | C. St. George - 1830 - 600 pages
...his favourite minister, of whom Bacon said " he was a more fit man to keep things from getting worse, but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better." Some officious courtier at this epoch informed the king of the private marriage of his cousin-german,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1838 - 404 pages
...especially by a man deformed. Bacon said truly that " he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse, but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better." J His official talents are on all hands allowed to have been great, and, judging from his correspondence,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 864 pages
...should praise him in propriety, I should say, that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse ; but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. For he loved to have the eyes of all Israel a little too much on himself, and to have all business still under the hammer ; and, like clay... | |
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But if I should praise him in propriety, I should say that he was a fit man to keep things from growing worse but no very fit man to reduce things to be much better. 
