Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1C. Knight & Company, 1846 |
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Page 25
... opinion . " The pas- sage occurs in a note at p . 40 ( last edition ) ; and is fol- lowed up by an exclamation about the inferiority , " in all the higher qualities and graces of style , " of the prose compositions of Swift to those of ...
... opinion . " The pas- sage occurs in a note at p . 40 ( last edition ) ; and is fol- lowed up by an exclamation about the inferiority , " in all the higher qualities and graces of style , " of the prose compositions of Swift to those of ...
Page 37
... opinion spread abroad of their good faith , and clearness of dealing , made them almost invisible . In few words , mysteries are due to secrecy . Besides , to say truth , nakedness is uncomely as well in mind as body ; and it addeth no ...
... opinion spread abroad of their good faith , and clearness of dealing , made them almost invisible . In few words , mysteries are due to secrecy . Besides , to say truth , nakedness is uncomely as well in mind as body ; and it addeth no ...
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... opinion , secrecy in habit , dissimulation in seasonable use , and a power to feign if there be no remedy . Of the Seventh Essay , entitled ' Of Parents and Chil- dren , ' which is one of those first printed in 1612 , it will be enough ...
... opinion , secrecy in habit , dissimulation in seasonable use , and a power to feign if there be no remedy . Of the Seventh Essay , entitled ' Of Parents and Chil- dren , ' which is one of those first printed in 1612 , it will be enough ...
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... opinion or course , profess it plainly and declare it , together with the reasons that move thee to change , and do not think to steal it . A servant or a favourite , if he be inward and no other apparent cause of esteem , is com- monly ...
... opinion or course , profess it plainly and declare it , together with the reasons that move thee to change , and do not think to steal it . A servant or a favourite , if he be inward and no other apparent cause of esteem , is com- monly ...
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... opinion , did so much magnify goodness as the Christian religion doth ; therefore to avoid the scandal and the danger both , it is good to take knowledge of the errors of a habit so excellent . Seek the good of other men , but be not in ...
... opinion , did so much magnify goodness as the Christian religion doth ; therefore to avoid the scandal and the danger both , it is good to take knowledge of the errors of a habit so excellent . Seek the good of other men , but be not in ...
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