Francis Bacon: (Lord Verulam.): A Critical Review of His Life and CharacterEstes and Lauriat, 1883 - 277 pages |
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... persons of state discussed . affairs of state , the precocious boy stood by , probably drinking in all that was said , nursing the seed of an ambition that was to color his after - life . In his thirteenth year he entered Cambridge ...
... persons of state discussed . affairs of state , the precocious boy stood by , probably drinking in all that was said , nursing the seed of an ambition that was to color his after - life . In his thirteenth year he entered Cambridge ...
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... person , you are as dangerous a traitor to his state as he that riseth in arms against him . A false friend is more dangerous than an open enemy . Let him ( the king ) take on him this resolution , as King David did . There shall no ...
... person , you are as dangerous a traitor to his state as he that riseth in arms against him . A false friend is more dangerous than an open enemy . Let him ( the king ) take on him this resolution , as King David did . There shall no ...
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... persons , the second duty , I could not but signify unto you my gratulation . " While Bacon was shooting his " fool's bolt , " and playing " the ignorant statesman , " his obligations were maturing . Extravagance , improvidence ...
... persons , the second duty , I could not but signify unto you my gratulation . " While Bacon was shooting his " fool's bolt , " and playing " the ignorant statesman , " his obligations were maturing . Extravagance , improvidence ...
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... persons better than yourself . " This letter and the reply present the strong contrast between the two characters of ... person of influence , who , in the language of Bacon , will " opportune and importune ; " who , to remove a stain ...
... persons better than yourself . " This letter and the reply present the strong contrast between the two characters of ... person of influence , who , in the language of Bacon , will " opportune and importune ; " who , to remove a stain ...
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... persons better than yourself , both for gratitude's sake and for your own virtues , which cannot hurt but by accident or abuse . Of which my good affection I was ever , and am ready to yield testimony by any good offices , but with such ...
... persons better than yourself , both for gratitude's sake and for your own virtues , which cannot hurt but by accident or abuse . Of which my good affection I was ever , and am ready to yield testimony by any good offices , but with such ...
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