 It is a strange thing to observe how high a rate great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of friendship whereof we speak: so great, as they purchase it many times at the hazard of their own safety and greatness: for princes, in regard of the distance...  Littell's Living Age - Page 1721876Full view - About this book
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...open the spleen, flower of sulphur for the. lungs, castoreum for the brain > but no receipt opeueth the heart but a true friend, to whom you may impart...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe how high a rate great kings and monarch* do set upon this fruit ot... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...friendship, he taketh it of the beast, and not from humanity. A principal fruit of friendship is the ease and discharge of the fulness of the heart, which passions...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe how high a rate great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...take tarza to open the liver; steel to open the spleen ; flower of sulphur for the lungs ; casloreum for the brain ; but no receipt openeth the heart but...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. THE parable of Pythagoras is dark but true, Cor ne edito ; " Eat not the heart." Certainly, if a man would... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...friendship, he taketh it of the beast, and not from humanity, A principal fruit of friendship is the ease and discharge of the fulness of the heart, which passions...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe how high a rate great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of... | |
 | Invisible hand - 1815 - 278 pages
...discharge of the fulness of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. . To a true friend you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes, suspicions,...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. BACON. ./ANTIQUITY has not a shrewder saying than the Greek adage, Of <pt\oi ov <p<Xo?. Surrounded... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...from humanity. A principal fruit of Friendship is, the ease and discharge of the fulness and swellings of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe, how high a rate K 2 great kings and monarch* do set upon this fruit... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...and it is not much otherwise in the mind ; you may take sarza to open the liver, steel to open ths spleen, flower of sulphur for the lungs, castoreum...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift, or confession. It is a strange thing to observe, how high a rate K 2 great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...from humanity. A principal fruit of friendship is the ease and discharge of the fulness of the lieart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. We...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe how high a rate great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...much otherwise in the mind ; you may take sarza to open the liver ; steel to open the spleen; flour of sulphur for the lungs ; castoreum for the brain...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe, how high a rate great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...take sarza to open the liver ; steel to open the spleen; flour of sulphur for the lungs ; casforeum for the brain ; but no receipt openeth the heart but...oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession. It is a strange thing to observe, how high a rate great kings and monarchs do set upon this fruit of... | |
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