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... Third Part of the Instauratio Magna ) to the Prince ( that is Prince Charles , afterwards Charles I. ) , Bacon informs his grace that he now dedicates the Essays to him ; " being , " he says , " of the best fruits that , by the good ...
... Third Part of the Instauratio Magna ) to the Prince ( that is Prince Charles , afterwards Charles I. ) , Bacon informs his grace that he now dedicates the Essays to him ; " being , " he says , " of the best fruits that , by the good ...
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... He would have been universally deemed fit for empire , if he had never reigned . Vespasian was the only emperor who was changed for the better by his accession . What second and third ? Boldness . And yet boldness THE ESSAYS . 43.
... He would have been universally deemed fit for empire , if he had never reigned . Vespasian was the only emperor who was changed for the better by his accession . What second and third ? Boldness . And yet boldness THE ESSAYS . 43.
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His Writings, and His Philosophy George Lillie Craik. What second and third ? Boldness . And yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness , far inferior to other parts . But nevertheless it doth fascinate and bind hand and foot ...
His Writings, and His Philosophy George Lillie Craik. What second and third ? Boldness . And yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness , far inferior to other parts . But nevertheless it doth fascinate and bind hand and foot ...
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... third part . A man ought warily to begin charges , which , once begun , will con tinue ; but in matters that return not , he may be more mag- nificent . The Twenty - ninth Essay is entitled " Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and ...
... third part . A man ought warily to begin charges , which , once begun , will con tinue ; but in matters that return not , he may be more mag- nificent . The Twenty - ninth Essay is entitled " Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and ...
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... third and last is , that it is a vanity to conceive , that there would be ordinary borrowing without pro- fit ; and it is impossible to conceive the number of incon- veniences that will ensue , if borrowing be cramped : therefore , to ...
... third and last is , that it is a vanity to conceive , that there would be ordinary borrowing without pro- fit ; and it is impossible to conceive the number of incon- veniences that will ensue , if borrowing be cramped : therefore , to ...
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