The Works of Francis Bacon: Translations of the philosophical worksLongmans, 1877 - English literature |
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... spirit as in body , since it is both agreeable to truth , and apt for action . And it is moreover quite free from that vice which I have noted above ( which , if it were tolerated in any , certainly it would be so in a king , writing of ...
... spirit as in body , since it is both agreeable to truth , and apt for action . And it is moreover quite free from that vice which I have noted above ( which , if it were tolerated in any , certainly it would be so in a king , writing of ...
Page 44
... spirits think that these things concern them not ; but the spirit which forms a nobler portion of the universe has a feeling of communion with them . Whence we sco that under the old law there were many commandments , not so much purely ...
... spirits think that these things concern them not ; but the spirit which forms a nobler portion of the universe has a feeling of communion with them . Whence we sco that under the old law there were many commandments , not so much purely ...
Page 46
... spirit and one offended with the times , which ag- gravates anger with suspicion . The precepts for the remedy are these ; first , let a man take care above all things neither by dullness on the one hand nor high spirit on the other to ...
... spirit and one offended with the times , which ag- gravates anger with suspicion . The precepts for the remedy are these ; first , let a man take care above all things neither by dullness on the one hand nor high spirit on the other to ...
Page 69
... spirit and one that carries with it no less of the sting than of the honey . This kind of fortified carriage , with a spirit ready and prepared to defend itself against insults , is sometimes accidentally forced upon men by something ...
... spirit and one that carries with it no less of the sting than of the honey . This kind of fortified carriage , with a spirit ready and prepared to defend itself against insults , is sometimes accidentally forced upon men by something ...
Page 77
... spirit perpetually grovelling upon earth , eating dust like the serpent ? As the heathen also observed , " the particle of the Divine Spirit cleaves to the ground . " But if here any man flatter himself , that he will employ his fortune ...
... spirit perpetually grovelling upon earth , eating dust like the serpent ? As the heathen also observed , " the particle of the Divine Spirit cleaves to the ground . " But if here any man flatter himself , that he will employ his fortune ...
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