| Thomas Budd Shaw - 1866 - 484 pages
...from the errors of his time, yet clearly foresaw the gradual disappearance of those errors : — " Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last: The barren wilderness he pass'd Did on the very border stand Of the bless'd promis'd land, And from the Pisgah-height of his... | |
| Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...predecessors went, And, like the old Hebrews, many years did stray In deserts, but of small extent, 90 Bacon ! like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness he passed, Did on the very border stand Of the blessed Promised Land, And from the mountain's top of his... | |
| 1869 - 680 pages
...predeoi ssors went, And, like th' old Hebrews many years did stray, In deserts of but small extent. Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren...he past, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd laud, And from the mountain's top of hie cxaHed wit, Saw jt himself, and show'd us it.' Is... | |
| 1869 - 636 pages
...predecessors went, And, like th' old Hebrews many years did stray, In deserts of but small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren...he past, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land, And from the mountain's top of his exahed wit, Saw it himself, and show'd us it.' Is... | |
| 1869 - 636 pages
...gäore went, And, like th' old Hebrews many years did stray, In deserts of but small extent. Hacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness...he past, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promis'd land, And from the mountain's top of his exalted wit, Saw it himself, and show'd us it.' Is... | |
| Alfred Hudson - 1869 - 352 pages
...wandering predecessors went, And like the old Hebrews, many years did stray In deserts bnt of small extent, Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last. The barren wilderness he passed ; Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land, And from the mountain-top of his... | |
| Sir James Mackintosh - 1871 - 616 pages
...ancestors : — " Bacon, like Moses, led us forth nl last, The barren wilderness he past, Did on ihe very border stand Of the blest promised land ; And from the mountain top of his exnlted wit Saw it himself, and showed us it."* The writings of Bacon do not even abounc' with remarks... | |
| William Clark Russell - 1871 - 550 pages
...penetrating, everything of observation of human life the most distinguishing and refined ? — Burke. Bacon, like Moses, led us forth at last ; The barren wilderness he pass'd, Did on the very border stand Of the bless'd promis'd Land, Lord Bacon. 33 And from the mountain-top... | |
| John Walker Vilant Macbeth - 1875 - 558 pages
...wandering predecessors went, And like old Hebrews many years did stray In deserts but of small extent, Bacon like Moses led us forth at last; The barren wilderness he passed ; Did on the very borders stand Of the blest promised land; And from the mountain-top of his... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pages
...wandering predecessors went, And like th' old Hebrews many years did stray In deserts but of small extent, ce ; Bat if fortune once do frown, Then farewell his great renown passed, Did on the very border stand Of the blest promised land, And from the mountain's top of his... | |
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