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" I HAD rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind. "
The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England - Page cdxliv
by Francis Bacon - 1834
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Bacon; His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...Atheism," which is in the collection of 1612. I had rather helieve all the fahles in the Legend, and tir Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal...therefore God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, hecause his ordinary works convince it. It is true that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to...
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pages
...nearly the whole of the Sixteenth Essay, entitled ' Of Atheism,' which is in the collection of 1612. I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend,...Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame'is without a mind. And therefore God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary...
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Southern Quarterly Review, Volume 10

Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1846 - 548 pages
...they habitually dwelt on this subject. 'I would rather,' says Lord Bacon, 'believe all the fables of the Talmud and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.' Schiller, in his beautiful Hymn to Pleasure, represents her banner as waving upon the sun-bright rock...
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The Modern Unbeliever

Emma Newton - 1847 - 230 pages
...spoke ; and what do you think she said? — "Wallace, I would rather," as Lord Bacon says, "I would rather believe all the fables in the legend and the...than that this universal frame is without a mind!" The Unbeliever smiled, and he answered, "Are we not agreed, my dearest Agnes ? What is that all-sustaining...
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The North British Review, Volume 7

1847 - 676 pages
...where he says, — " I had rather believe all the fables in the Legends, and the Talmud and the Koran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ; and therefore God never wrought a miracle to convince Atheism, because his ordinary works convince it ; — it is true that a little...
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The Wesleyan methodist association magazine, Volume 11

1848 - 614 pages
...that his own atheism is the very essence of superstition. " I had rather," said a great philosopher, " believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud,...than that this universal frame is without a mind." But the atheist takes the reverse view of the case, and falls into the extreme of superstitious credulity....
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 pages
...little credit with him. when he thus began one of his essays, ' I had rather believe all the fables la the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.' " 1 have a copy of this edition. A letter of the Lord Bacon's, In French, to the Marquess Flat, relating...
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Calcutta Review, Volume 4

1848 - 618 pages
...had thought — " I would rather believe," says the great apostle of inductive philosophy, " I would rather believe all the fables in the Legend and the Talmud and the Alkoran than that this universal frame is without a mind." It was, therefore, no wonder that the idolatry...
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A Treatise on the Conduct of the Understanding

John Locke - 1849 - 372 pages
...Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind; and, therefore, God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince...is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's miud to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion ; for, while the mind...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pages
...with the other great men in the state, or else the remedy is worse than the disease. XVI. OF ATHEISM. 's laws did excel. So as he may justly be celebrated for the best lawgiver to this nation, af thjs universal frame is without a mind; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism,...
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