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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England..: Essays ... - Page 13
by Francis Bacon - 1825
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 pages
...Fifth, entitled ' Of Adversity,' which was also one of those added in the edition of 1625 : — It was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics),...be admired — ' Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, aclversarum mirabilia.' Certainly if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in adversity....
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pages
...speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics), That the good things which helong to'prospevity are to be wished, but the good things that belong...over nature, they appear most in adversity. It is yet a higher speech of his than the other (much too high for a heathen), It is true greatness to have...
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Voices of the True-hearted

1846 - 302 pages
...Heaven for a human heart, And let the foolish yeoman go. ADVERSITY. BY FRANCIS BACON, LORD It was an high speech of Seneca, after the manner of the Stoics....Adversity are to be admired. Bona rerum secundarum opiitbilla, Adeersarum mirabilia. Certainly if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most...
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Voices of the True-hearted

1846 - 308 pages
...a human heart, And let the foolish yeoman go. ADVERSITY. BY FRANCIS BACON, LORD VERUL*M. It was an high speech of Seneca, after the manner of the Stoics....things that belong to Adversity are to be admired. Buna nfuin secundarum oplabilia, Adversarvm mirabilia. Certainly if miracles be the command over nature,...
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Bacon; His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...Fifth, entitled ' Of Adversity,' which was also one of those added in the edition of 1625 :— 1 It was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics), That the good things which helong to prosperity are to he wished, hut the good things that helong to adversity are to he admired—'...
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A Treatise on the Conduct of the Understanding

John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...the life of witches ; rt'ho, as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate. OF ADVER^SITV. IT was a high speech of Seneca, (after the manner of the...belong to adversity are to be admired : " Bona rerum secundanim opfabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command over nature, they...
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Works, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...persons live and die like witches : their life is mischievous, and their end is unfortunate. 9. It was yet, notwithstanding, it is a thing not hastily to...obscurity, even of philosophy itself, with sensible an which belong to adversity, are to be admired. 10. He that cannot see well, let him go softly. 11. If...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...life of witches ; who. 1 as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate. ' V. OF ADVERSITY. IT was Bacon helong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired...
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The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, with notes by A. Spiers

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...the life of witches ; who, as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate. V. OP ADYERSITT. It was a high speech of Seneca (after the manner of the Stoics),...adversity are to be admired : ' ' Bona rerum secundarum optnbiliu, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles bn the command over nature, they appear most...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...the life of witches ; who, as they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate. V. OF ADVERSITY. IT was a high speech of Seneca, (after the manner of the...over nature, they appear most in adversity. It is yet a higher speech of his than the other, (much too high for a heathen,) " It is true greatness to...
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