 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...conscience of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest. BACON. Essay : On Great Place. SONNET. MAEK when she smiles with amiable cheer, And tell me whereto... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...better than good dreams, except they be put in act ; and that cannot be without power and place, as [10] the vantage and commanding ground. Merit and good...be partaker of God's theatre, he shall likewise be a partaker of God's rest : " Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera quce feceru.nl manus suce, vidit... | |
 | Nathaniel Holmes - 1867 - 670 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts (though God accept them), yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...power and place as the vantage and commanding ground." * The Novum Organum by the Lord Verulam, Lord High Chancellor of England, magnificently dedicated to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts, though God accept* them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...God's rest : ' Et conversus Deus, ut aspiceret opera, quae fecerunt manus suae, vidit quod omuia essent bona nimis;" and then the Sabbath. In the discharge... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts, though God accept4 them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...Merit and good works is the end of man's motion, and conscience5 of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest; for if a man can be partaker of God's... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 458 pages
...For good Thoughts (though God accept them,) yet to wards men, are little better then good Dreames ; Except they be put in Act ; And that cannot be without...Commanding Ground. Merit, and good Works, is the End of Mans Motion ; And Conscience of the same, is the Accomplishment of Mans Rest. For if a Man, can be... | |
 | 1869 - 642 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts (though God accepts them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...and place, as the vantage and commanding ground.' The second, thus : ' Honour hath three things in it ; the vantage ground to do good ; the approach... | |
 | 1872 - 556 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them), yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...conscience of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest. Neglect not also the examples of those that have carried themselves ill in the same place ; not to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...ground. Merit and good works is the end of man's motion ; 2 and conscience 3 of the same is the accomplishment of man's rest. For if a man can be partaker... | |
 | Charles Francis Adams - 1873 - 32 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring; for good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...power and place as the vantage and commanding ground." I should, however, venture to question the exclusive feature of the condition. I agree that power and... | |
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But power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring; for good thoughts (though God accept them,) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding... 
