 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1826 - 538 pages
...the true and lawful end of aspiring ; for good thoughts, though God accept them, yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground :" and when all society will unite with him in thinking that we ought not " to tear and rend one another... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 336 pages
...true and lawful end of aspiring: for good thought! (though God accept them), yet, towards men, are little better than good dreams, except they be put...power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground. BACON. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. IV. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN, NEW BURLINGTON. STREET. 1827. kfl \CKKt.L AND... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 400 pages
...of aspiring : for good Jtoughts (though God accept them), yet, towards men, are little better tlian good dreams- except they be put in act ; and that...power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground. BAIOV. tho IN FOCR VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: HENRY CO1-BURN, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. SHACKELIi AND BAYUS,... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 268 pages
...for good thoughts Cthough God accept them,) yet, towards men, are little better than good tlreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without...power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. I. Bacon. PHILADELPHIA.: CAREY, LEA, AND CAREY CHESNUT STREET. SOLD IX SEW YIIKK,... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 340 pages
...aspiring: for good thoughts (though God accept them), yet, towards men, are little better than goo.l dreams, except they be put in act ; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage aud commanding ground. BACON. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. IV. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 284 pages
...: for good thoughts though God accept them,) yet, towards men, are little better than good dreamt, they be put in act: and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage aiid commanding ground. Sacta. IN THREE VOLUMES. VOL. III. PHILADELPHIA : CAREY, ZEA, AND CAREY, CHESNUT... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1827 - 384 pages
...true and lawful end of aspiring; for good thoughts (though God accept them), yet, towards men, are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be with* out puwer and place, as the vantage and commanding ground. RACON. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. I. LONDON:... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1829 - 570 pages
...is the true and lawful end of aspiring; for good thoughts (tho God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put...and place, as the vantage and commanding ground." And again, " Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherin and how they have degenerated!... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1831 - 372 pages
...fbr good thoughts (though Got1 accept them), yet, towards men, are little better than good dreanu. except they be put in act: and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding groimd.—Bacon. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. © NEW-YORK: PRIfTTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. Sr J. HARPER, NO.... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1831 - 372 pages
...thwigbts (though God accept them), yet, towards.men, are little better than good dreams, except 1hey be put in act: and that cannot be without power and place, as tiw vantage and commanding ground.—Bacon, IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. NEW-YORK: PRlflTED AfTD PUBLISHED... | |
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But power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring. For good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding... 
