Works, Volume 13Taggard & Thompson, 1864 - Philosophy, English |
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Achelous additur adeo affectus Alban ancient answered apophthegms apud Aristippus asked Atalanta atque Augustus Cæsar autem Bacon better Cæsar Cicero collection colour cujus Democritus divine doth ejus enim eorum erat esset etiam Eupolis evil fable Fabula fere fortune friends fuisse gods Gondomar gradus hæc hand hath Hippomenes homines hominum honour hujusmodi illa ille illi illud Itaque Jupiter kind King kingdom KINGDOM OF BRITAIN licet Lordship Macedon magis Majesty Martius materiæ matter means mind mought nature Neque nisi omnia omnis Orpheus Pentheus persons philosophy Pollio Pompey postquam princes Prometheus Proserpina quæ quam Queen Elizabeth quia quod Rawley Rawley's rerum Resuscitatio saith shew SIR HENRY SAVILL Sir Nicholas Bacon sive speech sunt tamen tanquam tantum things tion true Typhon unto veluti vero Verum Vespasian videtur virtue vitæ whereof Whereupon wise wont to say
Popular passages
Page 327 - mucrones verborum," pointed speeches. Cicero prettily calleth them " salinas," salt pits, that you may extract salt out of, and sprinkle it where you will. They serve to be interlaced in continued speech. They serve to be recited upon occasion of themselves. They serve if you take out the kernel of them, and make them your own.
Page 344 - ... 71. Queen Elizabeth was dilatory enough in suits, of her own nature ; and the Lord Treasurer Burleigh, to feed her humour, would say to her, " Madam, you do well to let suitors stay ; for I shall tell you, « bis dat, qui cito dat :' if you grant them speedily, they will come again the sooner.
Page 222 - I think a man may speak it soberly and without bravery, that this kingdom of England, having Scotland united, Ireland reduced, the sea provinces of the Low Countries contracted, and shipping maintained, is one of the greatest monarchies, in forces truly esteemed, that hath been in the world.
Page 189 - I am not ignorant that those kind of writings would, with less pains and embracement, perhaps, yield more lustre and reputation to my name than those other which I have in hand. But I account the use that a man should seek of the publishing of his own writings before his death, to be but an untimely anticipation of that which is proper to follow a man, and not to go along with him.
Page 210 - And God created man to his own image: to the image of God he created him : male and female he created them. And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
Page 309 - ... or harping on that which should follow ; whereas a slow speech confirmeth the memory, addeth a conceit of wisdom to the hearers, besides a seemliness of speech and countenance.
Page 401 - King James was wont to be very earnest with the country gentlemen to go from London to their country houses. And sometimes he would say thus to them, " Gentlemen, at London you are like ships in a sea, which show like nothing ; but in your country villages you are like ships in a river, which look like great things.
Page 202 - I was ever of opinion, that the philosophers stone, and an holy war, were but the rendezvous of cracked brains, that wore their feather in their head instead of their hat. Nevertheless, believe me of courtesy, that if you five shall be of another mind, especially...
Page 338 - There was a King of Hungary took a Bishop in battle, and kept him prisoner. Whereupon the Pope writ a monitory to him, for that he had broken the privilege of Holy Church, and taken his son. The King sent an embassage to him, and sent withal the armour wherein the Bishop was taken, and this only in writing, Vide num hcec sit vestis filii tui?
Page 415 - SIR Nicholas Bacon being appointed a judge for the northern circuit, and having brought his trials that came before him to such a pass, as the passing of sentence on malefactors, he was by one of the malefactors mightily importuned for to save his life; which, when nothing that he had said did avail, he at length desired his mercy on account of kindred.