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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... whereas it should seem an impossibility in nature , for the same instru- ment to make itself fit for great and small works . And for your gift of speech , I call to mind what Cornelius Tacitus saith of Augustus Cæsar ; Augusto profluens ...
... whereas it should seem an impossibility in nature , for the same instru- ment to make itself fit for great and small works . And for your gift of speech , I call to mind what Cornelius Tacitus saith of Augustus Cæsar ; Augusto profluens ...
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... whereas the fool roundeth about in darkness : but withal I learned , that the same mortality involveth them both . And for the second , certain it is , there is no vexation or anxiety of mind which resulteth from knowledge , otherwise ...
... whereas the fool roundeth about in darkness : but withal I learned , that the same mortality involveth them both . And for the second , certain it is , there is no vexation or anxiety of mind which resulteth from knowledge , otherwise ...
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... whereas contrariwise it may be truly affirmed , that no kind of men love business for itself , but those that are learned : for other persons love it for profit ; as an hireling , that loves the work for the wages ; or for honour , as ...
... whereas contrariwise it may be truly affirmed , that no kind of men love business for itself , but those that are learned : for other persons love it for profit ; as an hireling , that loves the work for the wages ; or for honour , as ...
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... whereas ignorance makes them churlish , thwarting , and mutinous : and the evidence of time doth clear this assertion , considering that the most barbarous , rude , and unlearned times have been most subject to tumults , seditions , and ...
... whereas ignorance makes them churlish , thwarting , and mutinous : and the evidence of time doth clear this assertion , considering that the most barbarous , rude , and unlearned times have been most subject to tumults , seditions , and ...
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... whereas the corrupter sort of mere politicians , that have not their thoughts established by learning in the love and apprehension of duty , nor ever look abroad into uni- versality , do refer all things to themselves , and thrust ...
... whereas the corrupter sort of mere politicians , that have not their thoughts established by learning in the love and apprehension of duty , nor ever look abroad into uni- versality , do refer all things to themselves , and thrust ...
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