 A man hath a body, and that body is confined to a place; but where friendship is, all offices of life are as it were granted to him and his deputy. For he may exercise them by his friend. How many things are there which a man cannot, with any face or...  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 132by Francis Bacon - 1815Full view - About this book
 | 1900 - 492 pages
...body, and that body is confined to a place ; but where friendship is, all offices of life are as it were granted to him and his deputy : for he may exercise...a man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate or beg; OF FRIENDSHIP 27 and a number of the like. But all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 292 pages
...he may exercise them by his friend. How of Friendship. many things are there which a man cannot, 0 with any face or comeliness, say or do " himself?...brook to supplicate or beg, and a number of the like : but\all these things are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own.} So again,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 382 pages
...body, and that body is confined to a place ; but where friendship is, all offices of life are as it were granted to him and his deputy. For he may exercise...man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do him118 self! A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot... | |
 | Francis Pacon (viscount St. Albans) - 1900 - 442 pages
...body, and that body is confined to a place ; but where friendship is, all offices of life are as it were granted to him and his deputy. For he may exercise...man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do him118 self! A man can scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man cannot... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Mrs. Henry Pott - 1900 - 318 pages
...hearts," &c. —Ant.Cl.iL2. "This knot of amity."—! Hen. VI. i. 1. FRIENDSHIP'S Praise, and Support. " How many things are there which a man cannot, with any face or comeliness, say or do himself ? A man scarce allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol them. A man cannot sometimes brook to supplicate... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1901 - 572 pages
...he may exercise them by his friend. How many things are there which a man can not, with any face 1 or comeliness * say or do himself ! A man can scarce...merits with modesty, much less extol them ; a man can not sometimes brook to supplicate or beg, and a number of the like; but all these things are graceful... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1901 - 312 pages
...Body, and that Body is confined to a Place; But where Frendship is, all Offices of Life, are as it were granted to Him, and his Deputy. For he may exercise them by his Frend. How many Things are there, which a Man cannot, with any Face or Comelines, say or doe Himself... | |
 | Edwin Reed - 1902 - 468 pages
...precisely the reason assigned by Bacon for hurrying his essays into print. 304 8ELF-PRAI8E From Bacon " How many things are there which a man cannot with any face of comeliness say or do himself? A man can scarcely allege his own merits with modesty, much less extol... | |
 | Sherwin Cody - 1903 - 476 pages
...body, and that body is confined to a place; but where friendship is, all offices of life are, as it were, granted to him and his deputy, for he may exercise...supplicate or beg; and a number of the like. But all these Jhings are graceful in a friend's mouth, which are blushing in a man's own. So again, a man's person... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1905 - 410 pages
...body, and that body is confined to a place; but where friendship is, all offices of life are, as it were, granted to him and his deputy, for he may exercise...there which a man cannot, with any face or comeliness an say or do himself ! A man can scarce allege0 his own merits with modesty, much less extol them;... | |
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