Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1C. Knight & Company, 1846 |
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Page 35
... things- unity and uniformity . The other is when the matter of the point controverted is great , but it is driven to an over - great subtilty and obscurity , so that it becometh a thing rather in- genious than substantial . A man that ...
... things- unity and uniformity . The other is when the matter of the point controverted is great , but it is driven to an over - great subtilty and obscurity , so that it becometh a thing rather in- genious than substantial . A man that ...
Page 41
... thing to note the excess of this passion , and how it braves the nature and value of things by this , that the speaking in a perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but in love . Neither is it merely in the phrase ; for , whereas it ...
... thing to note the excess of this passion , and how it braves the nature and value of things by this , that the speaking in a perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but in love . Neither is it merely in the phrase ; for , whereas it ...
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... things to desire and many things to fear , and yet that commonly is the case of kings , who , being at the highest , want matter of desire , which makes their minds more languishing and have many repre- sentations of perils and shadows ...
... things to desire and many things to fear , and yet that commonly is the case of kings , who , being at the highest , want matter of desire , which makes their minds more languishing and have many repre- sentations of perils and shadows ...
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... things of form , but are things of substance ; for at a long table , a few at the upper end in effect sway all the business , but in the other form there is more use of the counsellors ' opinions that sit lower . A king , when he ...
... things of form , but are things of substance ; for at a long table , a few at the upper end in effect sway all the business , but in the other form there is more use of the counsellors ' opinions that sit lower . A king , when he ...
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... things which have long gone together are as it were confederate within themselves , whereas new things piece not so well ; but though they help by their utility , yet they trouble by their inconformity . Besides , they are like ...
... things which have long gone together are as it were confederate within themselves , whereas new things piece not so well ; but though they help by their utility , yet they trouble by their inconformity . Besides , they are like ...
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