| Henry Osborn Taylor - 1920 - 460 pages
...have, and purchase some lease of quick revenue, or some office of gain that shall be executed by a deputy, and so give over all care of service, and...that mine of truth, which (he said) lay so deep."• In this letter Bacon already has in mind the kinds of empty headed disputers, followers of tradition,... | |
| Henry Osborn Taylor - 1920 - 448 pages
...have, and purchase some lease of quick revenue, or some office of gain that shall be executed by a deputy, and so give over all care of service, and...pioneer in that mine of truth, which (he said) lay so deep."8 In this letter Bacon already has in mind the kinds of empty headed disputers, followers of... | |
| Henry Osborn Taylor - 1920 - 448 pages
...reduced himself with contemplation unto voluntary poverty; but ... I will sell the inheritance that I have, and purchase some lease of quick revenue, or some office of gain that shall be executed by a deputy, and so give over all care of service, and become some sorry book-maker, or a true pioneer... | |
| Parker Woodward - 1920 - 182 pages
...him on, he should sell what he had and give up all care of service (meaning service to the Queen), and become some sorry bookmaker or a true pioneer in that mine of truth which (Anaxagoras) said lay so deep. This letter was written from Gray's Inn. Note how carefully he assured... | |
| Edward George Harman - 1923 - 296 pages
...himself with contemplation into voluntary poverty : but this I will do : I will sell the inheritance that I have, and purchase some lease of quick revenue,...that mine of truth, which (he said) lay so deep." Nothing about the Bar here ! And to write books would be to Burghley's mind a contemptible occupation.... | |
| Edward George Harman - 1923 - 322 pages
...himself with contemplation into voluntary poverty : but this I will do : I will sell the inheritance that I have, and purchase some lease of quick revenue, or some office of gain that shall Ije executed by deputy, and so give over all care of service, and become some sorry book-maker, or... | |
| Edward George Harman - 1925 - 352 pages
...himself with contemplation to voluntary poverty : but this I will do ; I will sell the inheritance that I have, and purchase some lease of quick revenue,...service, and become some sorry book-maker, or a true pioner in the mine of truth, which (he said) lay so deep."3 We are reminded of Shakespeare's With what... | |
| Amelia Defries - 1928 - 212 pages
...Novum Organum in the act of cringing for worldly position ! Did he despise himself at this period ? 1 " And so give over all care of service and become some...bookmaker — or a true pioneer in that mine of truth." Francis Bacon (Encycl. Britt.). 1 Papini. Certainly it had its influence over his future worldly acts,... | |
| 1860 - 964 pages
...with contemplation into voluntary poverty ; but this I will do — I will sell the inheritance that I have and purchase some lease of quick revenue, or...care of service and become some sorry bookmaker or true pioneer in that mine of truth which lies so deep." In the next year Bacon is related to have taken... | |
| Francis Bacon - 2002 - 868 pages
...this I will do; I will sell the inheritance that I have, and purchase some lease0 of quick revenue,0 or some office of gain that shall be executed by deputy, and so give over0 all care of service,0 and become some sorry book-maker,0 or a true pioner0 in that mine of truth,... | |
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