Francis Bacon: (Lord Verulam.): A Critical Review of His Life and CharacterEstes and Lauriat, 1883 - 277 pages |
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Page 13
... follow . Not , " he disingen- uously adds , " for my necessity of estate , but for my credit's sake , which , I know , by living out of action will mar . " Disingenuously , because his father's failure to make provision for him made a ...
... follow . Not , " he disingen- uously adds , " for my necessity of estate , but for my credit's sake , which , I know , by living out of action will mar . " Disingenuously , because his father's failure to make provision for him made a ...
Page 35
... follow reflections on " the great merit and peril of the service : a presage of success ; divination of good from inwardly knowing his Lordship ; his fitness proved by the choice of Her Majesty , known to be one of the most judicious ...
... follow reflections on " the great merit and peril of the service : a presage of success ; divination of good from inwardly knowing his Lordship ; his fitness proved by the choice of Her Majesty , known to be one of the most judicious ...
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... follow . The quasi - disgrace of Essex occasioned murmurs among the people whose idol he seems to have been ; and as he was neither released nor brought to trial , the popu- lace were informed , by the declaration of the principal ...
... follow . The quasi - disgrace of Essex occasioned murmurs among the people whose idol he seems to have been ; and as he was neither released nor brought to trial , the popu- lace were informed , by the declaration of the principal ...
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... follow- ing . " The policy of Burghley ran through the entire reign of Elizabeth , and overlapping into the early part of that of James , sustained for a time the station of England among her contemporaries . Elizabeth , declining all ...
... follow- ing . " The policy of Burghley ran through the entire reign of Elizabeth , and overlapping into the early part of that of James , sustained for a time the station of England among her contemporaries . Elizabeth , declining all ...
Page 67
... follow my private thrift and practice , and to marry with some convenient advance- ment . For , as for my ambition , I do assure your honor , mine is quenched . In the Queen's , my excellent HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER . 67.
... follow my private thrift and practice , and to marry with some convenient advance- ment . For , as for my ambition , I do assure your honor , mine is quenched . In the Queen's , my excellent HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER . 67.
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