 for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl,...  Works of Francis Bacon - Page 76by Francis Bacon - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...lie's sake. But I cannot tell, this same truth \% %. -\sakiyL -ssA. open day-light, that does no\. mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately...Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that shews best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that shews best in... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...lies, where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...lies; where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets, nor for advantage, as with the merchant, but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell. This same Truth is a naked and open day-light, that AoV\\ \\<A &«*« the masks, and mummeries, and tnum^Vw, <A ^ B world,half so stately and daintily... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...they make for pleasure, as with poets ; nor for advantage, as with the merchant ; but for the lye's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked...Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day : but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...where "neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth...a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...lies, where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth...a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1822 - 234 pages
...whether neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advan^ tage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candlelights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...whether neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candlelights.... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...lies; where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth...Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day : but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...lies; where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant, but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth...Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day, but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best... | |
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