 | Francis Bacon - 1895 - 600 pages
...maintained, by a Man ; who to him is in flead of a God, or Melior Natural which courage is manifeftly fuch, as that Creature, without that Confidence, of a better Nature, than his owne, could neuer attaine. So Man, when he refteth and affureth himfelfe, vpon diuine Protection, and... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1896 - 312 pages
...put on, when he finds himself maintained by a Man, who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that Creature...never attain. So Man, when he resteth and assureth * The above extract, which, in 1837 and subsequent editions, follows the Dedication of the poem to... | |
 | Henry Clark Powell - 1896 - 524 pages
...put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that creature...better nature than his own could never attain." So the angels, as higher beings than man, " minister " to him protection and strength. And these glorious... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1898 - 544 pages
...put on when he finds himself maintained by a man who, to him, is instead of a God, or melior naturti, which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...favour, gathereth a force and faith which human nature could not obtain. ' ' You are silent, but your gesture tells me your doubt, — a doubt which your... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 560 pages
...on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, " a superior nature "; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favor, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain; therefore, as atheism... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 540 pages
...put on when he finds himself maintained by a man who to him is instead of a God, or melior iiatura; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favor, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain. Therefore, as atheism... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, " a superior nature " ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favor, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain ; therefore, as atheism... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 444 pages
...when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, " a superior nature " ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favor, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain ; therefore, as atheism... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 382 pages
...put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is in stead of a god, or melior natura ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...not obtain. Therefore, as atheism is in all respects hateful,_so in this, that it depriveth human nature of the means • to exalt itself above human frailty.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 292 pages
...on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or a superior nature ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...faith which human nature in itself could not obtain ; ESSAY xvi. therefore, as atheism is in all respects hateful, ofAtheirm. so in this, that it depriveth... | |
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For take an example of a dog, and mark what a generosity and courage he will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or melior natura, which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence,... 
