 Certainly, if miracles be the command 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 in one the frailty of a man, and the security of a God :"...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Page 34by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | English authors - 1876 - 484 pages
...are to be admired. Bona rerum secundarum optabilia; adversarum mirabilia. Certainly if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in adversity....his than the other (much too high for a heathen), // is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man, and the security of a God. Vere magnum habere... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1876 - 412 pages
...to. (1004.) Joseph interpreta it a lie. i. uO, xvii. adrersarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in adversity....his than the other (much too high for a heathen). •• I; is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a God." " Veré... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 pages
...rdbllia. Certainly, if miracles be the command over Nature, they appear most in adversity. It is-yet a higher speech of his than the other, (much too high...heathen,) "It is true greatness to have in one the fraility of a man, and the security of a 2 The allusion is to Cosmo de Medici, chief of the Florentine... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1876 - 504 pages
...esset capax, [4] Seneca, Ep. ad Lucil. 53. § 12, quoted again in Essay vp 16: 'It is true greatnesse, to have in one, the frailty of a man, and the security of a god.' [18] their triplicity of good: the threefold division of good as it relates to mind, body, and estate.... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...be admired.' Bono, rerum seeundarum, rjptabilia ; adversarum, mirabilia. 1 Certainly, if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in adversity....frailty of a man and the security of a God.' Vere magnum habere fragilitatem hominis, securitatem Dei. 2 This would have done better in poesy, where transcendences... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...to be admired : " Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in adversity....true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man, arH .he security of a God : " Vere magnum, habere fragilitatem homing securitatem Dei." This would... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1877 - 1014 pages
...miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in ad1 ViK ingenio praditi ft malition. versity. It is yet a higher speech of his than the other (much...for a heathen), It is true greatness to have in one Hie frailty of a man, and the security of a God. Vere magnum habere fragilitatem hominis, secwritatem... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 462 pages
...to be admired: " Bona rerum secundarum optabilia, adversarum mirabilia." Certainly, if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in adversity....the frailty of a man, and the security of a God:" — "Veré magnum habere fragilitatem hominis, securitatem Dei." This would have done better in poesy,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...mirabilia'). Certainly, if miracles 3 be the command over nature, they appear most in Adversity. It 4 is yet a higher speech of his than the other (much...have in one the frailty of a man, and the security 1 ' of a God' (' Vere magnum habere fragilitatem hominis, securitatem Dei'). This would have done better... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...to be admired. Bona rerum secundarum. 5 optabilia, adversarum mirabilia. Certainly, if miracles be the command over nature, they appear most in Adversity....in one the frailty of a man, and the security of a 10 God. Vere magnum, habere fragilitatem hominis, securilatem Dei. This would have done better in poesy,... | |
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