Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 55
Page xxv
... CIVILL AND MOR ALL , OF FRANCIS LO . VERVLAM , VISCOVNT S ! ALBAN .
Newly enlarged . LONDON , Printed by IOHN HAVILAND for HANNA BARRET ,
and RICHARD WHITAKER , and are to be sold at the signe of the Kings head in ...
... CIVILL AND MOR ALL , OF FRANCIS LO . VERVLAM , VISCOVNT S ! ALBAN .
Newly enlarged . LONDON , Printed by IOHN HAVILAND for HANNA BARRET ,
and RICHARD WHITAKER , and are to be sold at the signe of the Kings head in ...
Page xxviii
My Instauration , I dedicated to the King : My Historie of HENRY the Seuenth , (
which I haue now also translated into Latine ) and my Portions of Naturall History
, to the Prince : And these I dedicate to your Grace ; Being of the best Fruits , that
...
My Instauration , I dedicated to the King : My Historie of HENRY the Seuenth , (
which I haue now also translated into Latine ) and my Portions of Naturall History
, to the Prince : And these I dedicate to your Grace ; Being of the best Fruits , that
...
Page 32
Againe , Envy is ever ioyned , with the Comparing of a Mans Selfe ; And where
there is no Comparison , no Envy ; And therfore Kings , are not envied , but by
Kings . Neverthelesse , it is to be noted , that unworthy Persons , are most envied
, at ...
Againe , Envy is ever ioyned , with the Comparing of a Mans Selfe ; And where
there is no Comparison , no Envy ; And therfore Kings , are not envied , but by
Kings . Neverthelesse , it is to be noted , that unworthy Persons , are most envied
, at ...
Page 34
This publique Envy , seemeth to beat chiefly , upon principall Officers , or
Ministers , rather then upon Kings , & Estates themselves . But this is a sure Rule ,
that if the Envy upon the Minister , be great , when the cause of it 34 Essayes.
This publique Envy , seemeth to beat chiefly , upon principall Officers , or
Ministers , rather then upon Kings , & Estates themselves . But this is a sure Rule ,
that if the Envy upon the Minister , be great , when the cause of it 34 Essayes.
Page 53
Certainly Kings , that have Able men of their Nobility , shall finde ease in
imploying them ; And a better Slide into their Businesse : For People naturally
bend to them , as borne in some sort to Command . XV Of Seditions and Troubles
...
Certainly Kings , that have Able men of their Nobility , shall finde ease in
imploying them ; And a better Slide into their Businesse : For People naturally
bend to them , as borne in some sort to Command . XV Of Seditions and Troubles
...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
added Affections altered Antith appeare Arts Bacon better Body Bookes Businesse called cause Certainly Children colour Common commonly Comp Counsell Country Custome danger deale Death doth edition Essay Estate evill Faction Fame Favour finde Fortune Frend give given greater Ground hand hath haue himselfe Hist hold Honour House Italy Iudges keepe kinde Kings Latin adds lesse light likewise maketh Matter Meanes Minde Name Nature never Observation omitted Opinion passage passe Persons Place Point Power Princes published quĉ quod quoted reade reason Religion respect rest Riches saith seeme selfe shew side sometimes Sort speake Speech stands sure Things thinke thought tion translation true turne Vertue Warre wise xlvi xxix xxvii
Bibliographic information
| Title | Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil Golden treasury series |
| Author | Francis Bacon |
| Editor | William Aldis Wright |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1868 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 May 2005 |
| Length | 388 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |