| Francis Bacon - 1868 - 458 pages
...that Mixture of Falshood, is like Allay in Coyne of Gold and Silver; which may make the Metall worke the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding,...as to be found false, and perfidious. And therefore MounB2 ' ' taigny saith prettily, when he enquired the reason, why the word of the Lie, should be such... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...is like " allay " (alloy) in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, hut it embaseth it. For these •winding and crooked courses...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie (the imputation of a... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...make the metal work the better, but it embaseth3 it ; for these winding and crooked courses are fie goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the...and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth BO cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...and the belief of Truth, which is the enjoying of it — is the sovereign good of human nature.' ' There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious? This holds good when falsehood is practised solely for a man's private advantage : but, in a zealous... | |
| Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1870 - 396 pages
...dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better,...as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
| 1870 - 244 pages
...lifce yalloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it cmbaseth it. There is no / vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious ; Montaigne saith prettily, 'l when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 pages
...clear and round dealing2 is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne3 saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie* should be such a disgrace,... | |
| Frederick Arnold - 1873 - 418 pages
...falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver ; which may make the metal work the better, but cmbaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace... | |
| Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 456 pages
...be = provided always that this prospect be accompanied, Othe? equivalents ? falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious : and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 pages
...and round 36 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like allay 37 in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, 38 when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
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