| 1801 - 446 pages
...neither patience or inclination to attend to the solution. We delight in giddiness, and consider it as a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting. Though the philosophers of this sect be nearly gone, yet there still remain discoursing wits, who are... | |
| Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...Bacon.) " WHAT is Truth," said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for answer. Certainly there are many that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting freewill in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of Philosophers of that kind be gone... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...AND MORAL. OF Crutfc, WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting: and, though the sects of philosophers of that kind be... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...AND MORAL. OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting : and, though the sects of philosophers of that kind be... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...rtg»•.<. Crutl). \VHAT is Truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone,... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...Servant, FR. ST. ALBAN. CrutD. is Truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...ESSAYS. I. OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a...affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting : and though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...MORAL. I. OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate ; and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness ; and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone,... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...ESSAYS. I. OF TROTH. WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly .there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it...affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting: and though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...ALBAN. I. OF TRUTH. WHAT is trnth ? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a...affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting : and though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits... | |
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