 But thus you see we maintain a trade, not for gold, silver, or jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter, but only for God's first creature, which was light; to have light, I say, of the growth of all parts of the world.  Ideal Empires and Republics: Rousseau's Social Contract, More's Utopia ... - Page 2531901 - 317 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pages
...nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter; hut only for God's first creature, which was light ; to have light, I say, of the growth...we were all astonished to hear so strange things so prohahly told. And he perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat, hut had it not ready, in great... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 pages
...nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter; but only for God's first creature, which was light ; to have light, I say, of the growth...all parts of the world." And when he had said this be was silent, and so were we all ; for indeed we were all astonished to hear so strange things so... | |
 | Sir Thomas More (Saint) - 1852 - 348 pages
...nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter, but only for God's first creature, which was light; to have light, I say, of the growth...we were all astonished to hear so strange things so prohably told. And he, perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat, but had it not ready, in great... | |
 | Francis Bacon (Viscount St. Albans) - 1857 - 856 pages
...Solomon JS~\ commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was Light: to have If;/ fit (I say) of the growth of all parts of the world."...indeed we were all astonished to hear so strange things BO probably told. And he, perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat but had it not ready, in... | |
 | 1857 - 526 pages
...proposition out of the whole. In the course of our search for additional stores of" God's first creature, light : to have light. I say, of the growth of all parts of the world," we fell in with an " island of spices" in four sermons preached before the University of Cambridge... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1862 - 470 pages
...nor for silks; nor for spices ; nor any other commodity of matter; but only for God's first creature, which was Light : to have light (I say) of the growth of all parts of the world." J And when he had said this, he was silent ; and so were we all. For indeed we were all astonished... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...for silks ; nor for spices ; nor any other commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was Light : to have light (I say) of the growth...perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat but 1 te, in whatever parts of the world it is to be found. Luce, i in quacunque tandem terrce regione... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 pages
...for silks, not for spices, nor any cither commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was Light. To have light, I say, of the growth...perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat but hail it not ready, in great courtesy took us off, and descended to ask us questions of our voyage and... | |
 | 1888 - 950 pages
...not for silks, not for spices, nor any other commodity of matter, but only for God's first creature, which was light ; to have light, I say, of the growth of all parts of the world." But one of the virtues attributed to the people of the " New Atlantis " is nobly illustrated by the... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Pott - 1891 - 432 pages
...not for gold, silver or jewels, nor for any commodity of matter, but only for GocFs first creature, which was light, to have light, I say, of the growth of all parts of the world. " 1 Frequent allusions of this sort remind us of Hamlet comparing the Ghost (or Soul) of his father... | |
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