 ... the censure of a judge, coming slow but sure, should be a brand to the guilty, and a crown to the virtuous. You will jest at any man in public, without respect of the person's dignity or your own: this disgraceth your gravity, more than it can advance...  Letters - Page 72by Francis Bacon - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1834 - 456 pages
...authority and power with the relish of one who loved them too keenly. ' You make the laws too much lean to your opinion, whereby you show yourself to be a legal tyrant,' said Lord Bacon, in his admonitory letter to COKE. In 1616, COKE was out of favour for more causes... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1834 - 462 pages
...authority and power with the relish of one who loved them too keenly. ' You make the laws too much lean to your opinion, whereby you show yourself to be a legal tyrant,' said Lord Bacon, in his admonitory letter to COKE. In 1616, COKE was out of favour for more causes... | |
 | Cuthbert William Johnson - 1837 - 516 pages
...jest with any man in public, without respect to the person's dignity, or your own. This disgraceth your gravity more than it can advance the opinion of your wit ; and so do all actions we see you do directly, with a touch of vainglory, having no respect to the true end. " You make the... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli, Jsaac D'Jsraeli - 1835 - 524 pages
...authority and power with the relish of one who loved them loo keenly. * You make the laws too much lean to your opinion, whereby you show yourself to be a legal tyrant,* said Lord Bacon, 'in his admonitory letter to Cuke. In 1616, Coke was out of favour for more cause*... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1838 - 604 pages
...last, he was 'the fittest instrument fora tyrant that ever was in England.' Bacon's words are: — 'You make the law to lean too much to your opinion,...please, since you are able to turn the edge any way.' A more indulgent construction than Coke would have given to others may explain the apparent variation... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pages
...last. he was 'the fittest instrument for a tyrant that ever was in Eng• land.' Bacon's words are: — 'You make the law to lean too ' much to your opinion,...whereby you show yourself to be a legal ' tyrant, sfriking witl> that weapon where you please, since you ' are able to turn the edge any way.' A more... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1841 - 624 pages
...will jest at any man in public, without respect of the person's dignity or your own: this disgraceth your gravity, more than it can advance the opinion...having no respect to the true end. You make the law tp lean too much to your opinion, whereby you show yourself to be a legal tyrant, striking with that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1844 - 610 pages
...person's dignity or your own : this disgraceth your gravity, more than it can advance the opinion of yonr wit; and so do all actions which we see you do directly...the true end. You make the law to lean too much to yonf opinion, whereby you show yourself to be a legat tyrant, striking with that weapon where you please,... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1845 - 672 pages
...man in public, without respect of the person's dignity or your own : VOL. n. AA CHAP, this disgraceth your gravity more than it can advance the opinion...please, since you are able to turn the edge any way. Your too much love of the world is too much seen, where, having the living of a thousand, you relieve... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1846 - 530 pages
...authority and power with the relish of one who loved them loo keenly. 4 You make the laws too much lean to your opinion, whereby you show yourself to be a legal tyrant,' said Lord Bacon, in his admonitory letter to Coke. In 1616, Coke was out of favour for more causes... | |
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