 | George Henry Townsend - 1857 - 136 pages
...before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry...it — is the sovereign good of human nature."— FKAXCIS BACON. SHAKESPEAEE NOT AN IMPOSTOR. CHAPTER I. THE NATURE OF THE CHARGE. " Then what do those... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 578 pages
...before. But howsoever4 these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry...enjoying of it — is the sovereign good of human nature. The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense, the last was the light... | |
 | 1857 - 444 pages
...to lasting peace. Well observes Lord Bacon, that "the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making and wooing of it; the knowledge of truth, which is the...enjoying of it, is the sovereign good of human nature." But truth is not only divine, it is also enduring. Only that which is pervaded by it abides the lapse... | |
 | 1857 - 996 pages
...through his works, from the first page to the last. Thus in the first of his Essays : Yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; arid the belief of truth, which is the enjoyment of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. The... | |
 | William Henry Smith - 1857 - 188 pages
...as may induce some active inquiry in this direction." And what is the use ? Let Bacon answer : — " The inquiry of truth, which is the love-making or...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it — is THE SOVEREIGN GOOD OF HUMAN NATURE." But what... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...things are thus in Men's depraved Judgements and Affections, yet Truth, which only doth judge itfelf, teacheth, that the Inquiry of Truth, which is the...Wooing of it ; the Knowledge of Truth, which is the Prefence of it ; and the Belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the Sovereign Good of human... | |
 | 1857 - 652 pages
...annotations in the ordinary type. 1 Truth, which only doth judge of itself, teacheth that the enquiry of truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it...the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it; is the sovereign good of human nature The poet... | |
 | George Henry Townsend - 1857 - 140 pages
...before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry...which is the love-making, or wooing of it — the k nowledge of truth, which is the presence of it — and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | George Henry Townsend - 1857 - 136 pages
...before. But howsoever these things are thus in men's depraved judgments and affections, yet truth, which only doth judge itself, teacheth that the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it—the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it—and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying... | |
 | William Henry Smith - 1857 - 190 pages
...truth, which is the love-making or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it; the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it — is THE SOVEREIGN GOOD OF HUMAN NATURE." But what is the practical use ? Let Schlegel answer : — " The admiration of Shakespeare remained... | |
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... the inquiry of truth, which is the love-making, or wooing of it ; the knowledge of truth, which is the presence of it ; and the belief of truth, which is the enjoying of it ; is the sovereign good of human nature. 
