 ... and it is two for one. Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh: this is the more generous. For the delight seemeth to be not so much in doing the hurt as in making the party repent: but base and crafty cowards...  Moral, Economical, and Political Essays - Page 21by Francis Bacon - 1833 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Party fhould know whence it cometh: this is the more generous. For the delight feemeth to be not fo much in doing the hurt, as in making the Party repent. But bafe and crafty Cowards are like the Arrow that flieth in the dark. Cofmut Duke of Florence had a defperatefayingagainf... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...one. Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know when it cometh: this is the more generous; for the delight seemeth to be not so much...read," saith he, " that we are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends." But yet the spirit of... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh : this is the more generous; for the delight seemeth to be not so much in doing the hurt, as in making the party repent ; bat base and crafty cowards are like the arrow that flieth in the dark. Cosimis, Duke of Florence,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...one. Some when they take revenge are desirous the party should know when it cometh : this is the more generous; for the delight seemeth to be not so much...read," saith he, " that we are " commanded to forgive our enemies, but you " never read that we are commanded to forgive " our friends." But yet the spirit... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh : this is the more generous. For the delight seemeth to be not so much...read," saith he, " that we are commanded to forgive our enemies; but you never read, that we are commanded to forgive our friends." But yet the spirit... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh : this is the more generous. For the delight seemeth to be not so much...read," saith he, " that we are commanded to forgive our enemies ; but you never read, that we are commanded to forgive our friends." But yet the spirit... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh : this is the more generous. For the delight seemeth to be not so much...unpardonable. " You shall read, saith he, that we are com" manded to forgive our enemies; but you never read, " that we are commanded to forgive our friends."... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...one. Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know when it cometh: this is the more generous; for the delight seemeth to be not so much in doing the hurt as in makmg the party repent: but base and crafty cowards are like the arrow that flieth in the dark. Cosmus,... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...Some, when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know when it cometh : this is the more generous ; for the delight seemeth to be not so much...perfidious or neglecting friends, as if those wrongs were uupardonable. " You shall read," saith he, " that we are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you... | |
 | David Irving - 1821 - 336 pages
...Some when they take revenge, are desirous the party should know whence it cometh. This is the more generous : for the delight seemeth to be not so much...saying against perfidious or neglecting friends, as if their wrongs were unpardonable : " You shall read (saith he) that we are commanded to forgive our enemies... | |
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