 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 528 pages
...various Events thereof below. But no Tleafure is cornfar able to theftanding upon the Vant ageGround of TRUTH; (a Hill not to be commanded, and where the Air is always clear and ferene ; ) and from thence to behold the Errors and Wandringsy the Mifts and Tempefts in the Vale beneath : Provided... | |
 | Charles Palmer (Deputy Serjeant of the House of Commons.) - 1748 - 342 pages
...behold a battle, its adventures, and fuccefs : but no pleafure like that of ftanding upon the advantage ground of truth, (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is ever clear and ferene) and to fee the errors, the wanderings, the mifts, and tempefts in the vale below... | |
 | 1917 - 434 pages
...to see a Battaile, and the Adventures thereof, below ; But no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of Truth (A hill not to be commanded, and where the Ayre is alwaies cleare and serene,) and to see the Errours, and Wandrings and Mists, and Tempests,... | |
 | Mark Noble - 1806 - 428 pages
...and shrinks from men. No pleasure is " comparable to the standing upon the advantage " of truth ; an hill not to be commanded, and " where the air is always clear and serene. A lie . " serves for dissimulation, for perfidiousnefis, and " almost * The following extract... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth :" (an hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene :) and to see the errors, and wandrings, and mists, and tempests in the vale below : so always... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene,) and to see the errors and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below:" so always... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1877 - 624 pages
...the adventure thereof below ; but no pleasure is comparable to that of standing on the vantage-ground of truth, a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene, and to see the errors and wanderings and mists and tempests in the vale below." The true Christian... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...see a " battle, and the adventures thereof below; " but no pleasure is comparable to the stand" ing upon the vantage ground of truth (a hill " not to...commanded, and where the air is " always clear and serene), and to see the er" rors and wanderings, and mists, and tem" pests, in the vale below :" so... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of Truth (an hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene) ; and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below :" so always... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of Truth (an hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene) ; and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below :" so always... | |
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... (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene) and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below": so always, that this prospect be with pity, and not with swelling or pride. 
