... some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro a little heap of dust. It taketh away or mitigateth fear of death, or adverse fortune ; which is one of the greatest impediments of virtue, and imperfections of... The Works - Page 314by Francis Bacon - 1859Full view - About this book
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty,...of the mortality and corruptible nature of things, he will easily concur with Epictetus, who went forth one day, and saw a woman weeping for her pitcher... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty,...and imperfections of manners. For if a .man's mind J>e deeply seasoned with the consideration of the mortality and corruptible nature of things, he will... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 970 pages
...divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn,.and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all...which is one of the greatest impediments of virtue, jjnd imperfections of manners. For if a man's mind be deeply seasoned with the consideration of the... | |
| George Burnett - 1813 - 550 pages
...the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty,...of the mortality and corruptible nature of things, he will easily concur with Epicletus, who went forth one day, find saw a woman weeping for her pitcher... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 324 pages
...fear of death, and adverse fortune ; which is one of the greatest impediments to virtue and morality : For if a man's mind be deeply seasoned with the consideration of the mortality and corruptibility of things, he will be as little affected as Epictetus ; who, one day, seeing a woman... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...(the divineness of souls excepted) will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty,...of the mortality and corruptible nature of things, he will easily concur with Epictetus, who went forth one day and saw a woman weeping for her pitcher... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...(the divineness of souls excepted) will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro a little heap of dust. adverse fortune ; which is one of the greatest impediments of virtue and imperfections of manners.... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...the divincness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty,...of the mortality and corruptible nature of things, he will easily concur with Epictetus, who went forth one day, and saw a woman weeping for her pitcher... | |
| Sir Charles Bell - 1819 - 106 pages
..." the earth, with men " upon it, will not seem much other than an " ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and " some carry their young, and some go empty, " and all to and fro, a little heap of dust *." He is afraid to think himself an object of Divine care. But when he minutely regards the structure... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1824 - 642 pages
...the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty,...of the mortality and corruptible nature of things, he will easily concur with Epictetus, who went forth one day, and saw a woman weeping for her pitcher... | |
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