Bacon's Essays and Colours of Good and Evil |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 64
Page xxv
... St 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 Pauls Church - yard . 1625 . ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY VERY GOOD LO . THE.
... St 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 Pauls Church - yard . 1625 . ΤΟ THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY VERY GOOD LO . THE.
Page xxviii
... 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 by the good Encrease ...
... 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 by the good Encrease ...
Page 32
... Kings , are not envied , but by Kings . Neverthelesse , it is to be noted , that unworthy Persons , are most envied , at their first comming in , and afterwards overcome it better ; wheras contrariwise , Persons of Worth , and Merit ...
... Kings , are not envied , but by Kings . Neverthelesse , it is to be noted , that unworthy Persons , are most envied , at their first comming in , and afterwards overcome it better ; wheras contrariwise , Persons of Worth , and Merit ...
Page 34
... seemeth to beat chiefly , upon principal 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.
... seemeth to beat chiefly , upon principal 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 52
... Kings . A Numerous Nobility , causeth Poverty , and In- convenience in a State : For it is a Surcharge of Expence ; And besides , it being of Necessity , that many of the Nobility , fall in time to be weake in Fortune , it maketh a ...
... Kings . A Numerous Nobility , causeth Poverty , and In- convenience in a State : For it is a Surcharge of Expence ; And besides , it being of Necessity , that many of the Nobility , fall in time to be weake in Fortune , it maketh a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adagia added Æsop amongst Antith Apoph Atheisme Augustus Cæsar autem Bacon Balthazar Gérard better Businesse Cæsar called cause Certainly colour commeth commonly Comp couler Counsell Counsellours Cunning danger doth edition Envy Errours ESSAY Estate evill Factions Fame farre Favour Fortune Frend Frendship generall goeth Greatnesse hath haue himselfe Hist Honour instar Iudge Iudgement kinde Kingdom of Britain Kingdomes Kings Latin adds likewise lviii maketh Matter Meanes Minde Moneyes mought Naturall Nature Nobility Number omitted Opinion Ovid Persons Place Plut Plutarch Poets Pompey Princes Promus quæ quam quod quoted Religion saith seemeth selfe severall shew side Sort speake Speech subiect Sunne sunt Sutes Tacitus therfore Things tion translation true unto Usury Vertue Vespasian vpon Vulgate Warre Weaknesse wherein whereof wise Wisedome xlvi xxix xxvii xxxiii