The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England, Volume 1C. and J. Rivington, 1819 |
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... give his counsels what other turn her interests might require . The ambassa- dor , a man of address and intrigue , had , by long ha- bitude , learnt to personate all characters , and to as- sume , with an ease that seemed altogether ...
... give his counsels what other turn her interests might require . The ambassa- dor , a man of address and intrigue , had , by long ha- bitude , learnt to personate all characters , and to as- sume , with an ease that seemed altogether ...
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... give the law . The consequence of which was , that his conversation had all the air of a lecture ; and that he retailed for new , a hun . dred stories that were either stale or trivial . He affected raillery , which was by no means his ...
... give the law . The consequence of which was , that his conversation had all the air of a lecture ; and that he retailed for new , a hun . dred stories that were either stale or trivial . He affected raillery , which was by no means his ...
Page xxiii
... give nor take a bribe . In the case of Peacham , in Bacon , the business of Commendams , he behaved himself Vol . V. with the honesty and firmness of one who knew that a judge ought neither to be flattered nor menaced out of his ...
... give nor take a bribe . In the case of Peacham , in Bacon , the business of Commendams , he behaved himself Vol . V. with the honesty and firmness of one who knew that a judge ought neither to be flattered nor menaced out of his ...
Page xxvii
... give him a fortune , be- stowed on him such an education as might enable him to acquire one , especially in a court like this . The advantages he owed to nature , such as a handsome face , a body exactly proportioned , an ease and The ...
... give him a fortune , be- stowed on him such an education as might enable him to acquire one , especially in a court like this . The advantages he owed to nature , such as a handsome face , a body exactly proportioned , an ease and The ...
Page xxx
... give him now hopes of the king's compas- sion and mercy ; and now to assure him that the evidence was full to convict him , so as there needed Vol . V. neither confession nor supply of examination . Letter CXXXIX . 66 Ba- con , who was ...
... give him now hopes of the king's compas- sion and mercy ; and now to assure him that the evidence was full to convict him , so as there needed Vol . V. neither confession nor supply of examination . Letter CXXXIX . 66 Ba- con , who was ...
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