 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 432 pages
...the battle of the frogs and the mice, that the old tales went of." So certainly, if a man meditate upon the universal frame of nature, the earth with men upon it, the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an anthill, whereas some ants carry corn, and some carry their... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...'' battle of the frogs and the mice, that the old tales " went of." So certainly, if a man meditate upon the universal frame of nature, the earth with, men upon it, the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...the battle of the frogs and the mice, that the old tales went cf." So certainly, if a man meditate upon the universal frame of nature, the earth with men upon it. the divineness of souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn,and some carry theiryoung.andsomegoempt... | |
 | 1829 - 592 pages
...the battle of the frogs and the mice, that the old tales went of." So certainly, if a man meditate upon the universal frame of nature, the earth with men upon it, the diviness of 'souls excepted, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, ' whereas some ants carry corn,... | |
 | Leeds grammar sch - 1828 - 364 pages
...frogs and mice, that the old tales went off.' — So certainly if a man meditate upon the uni. versal frame of nature, the earth with men upon it (the divineness...except) will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro, a little heap... | |
 | James Rennie - 1829 - 342 pages
...Alas !" says Bacon, " the earth, with men upon it, will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro around a little heap of dust." " If we wish to behold," says P. Huber, " regular armies... | |
 | 1831 - 418 pages
..." Alas !" says Bacon, " the earth with men upon it will not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro around a little heap of dust." " If we wish to behold," says P. Huber, " regular armies... | |
 | Charles Bell - 1833 - 324 pages
...is excusable that — " the earth with man upon it does not seem much other than an ant-hill, where some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro, a little heap of dust." We may consider man, before the lights of modern philosophy had... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 538 pages
...men's travails from action and business, and bringeth them " to a love of leisure and-privateness."* The error of the supposition that the love of excelling...frame of nature, the earth with ' men upon it, (the divineuess of souls except,) will not seem much ' other than an ant-hill, where as some ants carry... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...advertised of the battle of the frogs and the mice, that the old tales went of: so certainly, if a man meditate much upon the universal frame of nature,...some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro a little heap of dust." (a) With the duties of the office he was well acquainted. As a politician... | |
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... some ants carry corn, and some carry their young, and some go empty, and all to and fro a little heap of dust. It taketh away or mitigateth fear of death or adverse fortune ; which is one of the greatest impediments of virtue and imperfections of... 
