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" I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt heart, in a depraved habit of taking rewards to pervert justice ; howsoever I may be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times. "
Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England, from ... - Page 307
by John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1847
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Text-book of Prose: From Burke, Webster, and Bacon : with Notes, and ...

Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 pages
...briberies and gifts wherewith I am charged, when the books of hearts shall be opened, I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...frail, and partake of the abuses of the times." And in his answer he says, — " I never had bribe or reward in my eye or thought when I gave sentence...
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Sunday Evenings at Home: Ascension to Advent

Henry Cadwallader Adams - 1876 - 522 pages
...gifts with which I am charged," he writes, " when the Book of hearts shall be opened, I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times." His meaning seems to be that although it was true that he had taken the suitor's money, and though...
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The constitutional history of England, from the accession of Henry vii. to ...

Henry Hallam - 1876 - 448 pages
...feeling language of his letter to the king, after the attack on him hud already begun? "I hope I snail not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...habit of taking rewards to pervert justice; howsoever 1 may be frail, and partake of the abuses of the tunes." P. 589. Yet the general disesteem of his contemporaries...
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The Contemporary Review, Volume 27

1876 - 1022 pages
...gifts and briberies wherewith I am charged, when the book of hearts shall be opened, I hope I sliall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...depraved habit of taking rewards to pervert justice, however I may be frail," &c. On the 10th of April he made bis will *, bequeathing his body to an obscure...
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Bacon: The Advancement of Learning

Francis Bacon - 1876 - 504 pages
...briberies and gifts wherewith I am charged, when the books of hearts shall be opened, I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt heart, in a depraved habit of taking rewards to prevent justice ; howsoever I may be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times." We must take into...
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The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to ...

Henry Hallam - 1876 - 756 pages
...already begun ? "1 hope I shall not be found tc have the troubled fountain of a corrupt heart, in t depraved habit of taking rewards to pervert justice, howsoever I may be frail, and partake of tua abuses of the times." — P. 589. Yet the genera; disestecra of his cotemporaries »peaks forcibly...
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The Constitutional History of England: From the Accession of Henry VII. to ...

Henry Hallam - 1877 - 424 pages
...feeling language of his letter to the king, after the attack on him had already begun? "I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times." P. 689. Yet the general disesteem of his contemporaries speaks forcibly against him. Sir Simon d'Ewes...
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The History of England: From the Landing of Caesar to the Reign of ..., Volume 2

Emily Cooper - 1877 - 550 pages
...meanwhile was prostrate with shame and despair. He appealed in moving terms to the king: ' I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times.' 1 He attempted to excite the king's fears, urging that ' those who now strike at the chancellor will...
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The history of England from the landing of Cæsar to the reign of ..., Volume 2

Emily Cooper - 1877 - 560 pages
...meanwhile was prostrate with shame and despair. He appealed in moving terms to the king : ' I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...howsoever I may be frail, and partake of the abuses of the times.'1 He attempted to excite the king's fears, urging that ' those who now strike at the chancellor...
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An Account of the Life and Times of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

James Spedding - 1878 - 736 pages
...briberies and gifts wherewith I am charged, when the books of hearts shall be opened, I hope I shall not be found to have the troubled fountain of a corrupt...justice; howsoever I may be frail, and partake of the abuse of the times. And therefore I am resolved when I come to my answer, not to trick up my innocency...
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