 | 1821 - 416 pages
...but in life it doth much mischief ; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. Yon may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof...been transported to the mad degree of love, which shews, that great spirits and great business do keep out this weak passion. You must except, nevertheless,... | |
 | Laetitia Matilda Hawkins - 1824 - 986 pages
...tragedies ; but in life doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. You may observe that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof...and great business do keep out- this weak passion.' Henriad is yet a giddy boy ; if he goes to South America, he may die there or get killed ; and if he... | |
 | Laetitia Matilda Hawkins - 1824 - 322 pages
...fury. You may observe that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof the memory rernaineth either ancient or recent) there is not one that hath...and great business do keep out this weak passion.' Henriad is yet a giddy boy ; if he goes to South America, he may die there or get killed ; and if he... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...; but in We it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. You may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof...been transported to the mad degree of love, which shews, that great spirits Mi1 great business do keep out this weak passion. ^ou must except, nevertheless,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...but in life it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. You may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof...been transported to the mad degree of love, which shews, that great spirits and great business do keep out this weak passion. You must except, nevertheless,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...but in life it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. You may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof...been transported to the mad degree of love, which shews, that great spirits and great business do keep out this weak passion. You must except, nevertheless,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 pages
...ns * adverb and noun-substantive corresponding. Among all the great and worthy persons, whereof tie memory remaineth, either ancient or recent, there...that hath been transported to the mad degree of love. Bacon. This inference of the recentness of mankind from the recentnest of these apotheoses of gentile... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...RE'CENTLY, adv. >of long existence: the RE'C ENTN ESS, ns J adverb and noun-substantive corresponding. Among all the great and worthy persons, whereof the memory...remaineth, either ancient or recent, there is not one that bath been transported to the mad degree of love. Bacon. This inference of the recentnea of mankind... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...but in life it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. You may observe, that, amongst all the great and worthy persons, (whereof...and great business do keep out this weak passion. You must except, nevertheless, Marcus Antonius, the half partner of the empire of Rome, and Appius... | |
 | James Flamank - 1833 - 436 pages
...engagements. " You may observe," Lord Bacon remarks, " that amongst all the great and worthy persons, there is not one that hath been transported to the...and great business do keep out this weak passion." " Love," as Bayle has observed, " is a very necessary feeling for the preservation of human beings.... | |
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You may observe that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof the memory remaineth, either ancient or recent) there is not one that hath been transported to the mad degree of love: which shows that great spirits and great business do keep out... 
