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Page 1
But it is not onely the Difficultie , and Labour , which Men take in finding out of
Truth ; Nor againe , that when it is found , it imposeth upon mens Thoughts ; that
doth bring Lies in favour : But a naturall , though corrupt Love , of the Lie it selfe .
But it is not onely the Difficultie , and Labour , which Men take in finding out of
Truth ; Nor againe , that when it is found , it imposeth upon mens Thoughts ; that
doth bring Lies in favour : But a naturall , though corrupt Love , of the Lie it selfe .
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Doth any man doubt , that if there were taken out of Mens Mindes , Vaine
Opinions , Flattering Hopes , False valuations , Imaginations as one would , and
the like ; but it would leave the Mindes , of a Number of Men , poore shrunken
Things ...
Doth any man doubt , that if there were taken out of Mens Mindes , Vaine
Opinions , Flattering Hopes , False valuations , Imaginations as one would , and
the like ; but it would leave the Mindes , of a Number of Men , poore shrunken
Things ...
Page 3
For these winding , and crooked courses , are the Goings of the Serpent ; which
goeth basely upon the belly , and not upon the Feet . There is no Vice , that doth
so cover a Man with Shame , as to be found false , and perfidious . And therefore
...
For these winding , and crooked courses , are the Goings of the Serpent ; which
goeth basely upon the belly , and not upon the Feet . There is no Vice , that doth
so cover a Man with Shame , as to be found false , and perfidious . And therefore
...
Page 7
He that dies in an earnest Pursuit , is like one that is wounded in hot Bloud ; who ,
for the time , scarce feeles the Hurt ; And therefore , a Minde fixt , and bent upon
somewhat , that is good , doth avert the Dolors of Death : But above all , beleeve
...
He that dies in an earnest Pursuit , is like one that is wounded in hot Bloud ; who ,
for the time , scarce feeles the Hurt ; And therefore , a Minde fixt , and bent upon
somewhat , that is good , doth avert the Dolors of Death : But above all , beleeve
...
Page 9
So that nothing , doth so much keepe Men out of the Church , and drive Men out
of the Church , as Breach of Unity : And therefore , whensoever it commeth to that
passe , that one saith , Ecce in Deserto ; Another saith , Ecce in penetralibus ...
So that nothing , doth so much keepe Men out of the Church , and drive Men out
of the Church , as Breach of Unity : And therefore , whensoever it commeth to that
passe , that one saith , Ecce in Deserto ; Another saith , Ecce in penetralibus ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil Golden treasury series |
| Author | Francis Bacon |
| Editor | William Aldis Wright |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, 1879 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 26 Jun 2013 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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