Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen9Brown and Taggard, 1864 |
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... sailing and tossing on the sea . There are likewise innumerable instances of this kind . The latter branch of the doctrine of the League ( which I have termed Impression ) has not yet been collected into an art , but only comes in ...
... sailing and tossing on the sea . There are likewise innumerable instances of this kind . The latter branch of the doctrine of the League ( which I have termed Impression ) has not yet been collected into an art , but only comes in ...
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... sail through such a vast sea of air to fields in flower far removed from their hive , and back again ? Who taught the ant to bite the grains of corn that she lays up in her hill , lest they should sprout and so disappoint her hope ? And ...
... sail through such a vast sea of air to fields in flower far removed from their hive , and back again ? Who taught the ant to bite the grains of corn that she lays up in her hill , lest they should sprout and so disappoint her hope ? And ...
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... sail in pursuit of their own honour , suffer some prejudice and lose dignity by their moderation . But for this enhancement of virtue , though some persons of weaker judgment and perhaps too scrupu- lous morality may disapprove of it ...
... sail in pursuit of their own honour , suffer some prejudice and lose dignity by their moderation . But for this enhancement of virtue , though some persons of weaker judgment and perhaps too scrupu- lous morality may disapprove of it ...
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... sailing of ships . 27. Describe the motion of the winds in the sails of windmills , in the flight of hawks and birds , and even in playthings and common mat- ters , as in the waving of banners , the flying of kites , and games which ...
... sailing of ships . 27. Describe the motion of the winds in the sails of windmills , in the flight of hawks and birds , and even in playthings and common mat- ters , as in the waving of banners , the flying of kites , and games which ...
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... sailing in the open sea between the trop- ics are aware of a steady and continual wind ( called by the sailors Brize ) blowing from East to West . This wind is so strong , that partly by its own blast , and partly by its influence on ...
... sailing in the open sea between the trop- ics are aware of a steady and continual wind ( called by the sailors Brize ) blowing from East to West . This wind is so strong , that partly by its own blast , and partly by its influence on ...
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Página 349 - and Cabalists. But these men do not gain their object; and instead of giving honour to the Scriptures as they suppose, they rather embase and pollute them. For to seek the materiate heaven and earth in the word of God, (whereof it is said, " Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my word shall not pass away
Página 256 - and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and built great bulwarks round against it, and besieged it. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city, yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Página 310 - of Laws, that they be certain. APHORISM 8. Certainty is so essential to law, that law cannot even be just without it. " For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle ?
Página 243 - turns again on his reprover, whom being now made odious to him he either directly assails with abuse, or afterwards traduces to others. PROVERB. (7.) A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 2
Página 298 - as it is trivially said, where the sinews of men's arms in base and effeminate people are failing. For Solon said well to Croesus, when in ostentation he showed him his gold, " Sir, if any other come that has better iron than you, he will be master of all this gold.
Página 257 - that they commit not offices or the government of provinces to needy persons and such as are in debt; for peoples, that they allow not their rulers to be too much in want of money. PROVERB. (25.) A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain and a corrupt spring. 2
Página 304 - least the reputation amongst all neighbour states, as may be well seen in Spain; which has had, in one part or other, a veteran army almost continually, now by the space of six-score years. To be master of the sea, is an abridgment of a monarchy. Cicero writing to Atticus of Pompey's preparation against Caesar, says,
Página 226 - life and actions; such as may be in a reasonable sort within his compass to attain. For if these two things be supposed, that a man set before him honest and good ends, and again that his mind be resolute and constant to pursue and obtain them, it will follow that his mind shall
Página 194 - Nee sum animi dubius, verbis ea vincere magnum Quam sit, et angustis his addere rebus honorem. 1 And surely, if the purpose be in good earnest, not to write at leisure that which men may read at leisure, but really to instruct and suborn action and active live, these
Página 134 - which application and variety of speech, in perfection of idea, ought to extend so far, that if a man should speak of the same thing to several persons, he should nevertheless use different words to each of them; though this politic and familiar part of eloquence in private discourse it is certain that the greatest orators