 One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men should love lies, where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets, nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake.  Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Page 1by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men...should love lies, where neither they make for pleasure, 15 as with poets, nor with advantage, as with the merchant, but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell... | |
 | Charles Mackay - Poetry - 1876 - 654 pages
...distinguished from, and the opposite of, truth. ' One of the later schools of the Grecians,' said he, ' is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men should love lies, where neither they make for pleasure.a* with poets, nor for advantage, as with the merchant ; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot... | |
 | India - 1880 - 768 pages
...to our brethren in India, with whom we have become so closely associated. RH in. Bacon says : — " This same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masks and mummeries and trinmphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1876 - 538 pages
...when an elderly gentleman of another college came into the room, took up the book, and read aloud, " This same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...corrupt love of the lye itself. One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men should love lyes ; where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets ; nor for advantage, as with the merchant... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - English literature - 1874 - 462 pages
...corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men...as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. But 1 cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques and mummeries,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...think what should be in it, 11 that men should love lies; where neither they make for pleasure, 12 as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant,...a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs 13 of the world half so stately 14 and daintily as candle-lights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...to think what should be in it,11 that men should love lies; where neither they make for pleasure,12 as with poets; nor for advantage, as with the merchant,...a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs13 of the world half so stately14 and daintily as candle-lights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men...should love lies, where neither they make for pleasure, 15 as with poets, nor with advantage, as with the merchant, but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...corrupt, love of the lie itself. One of the Inter schools of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is nature is always providing such in every society:...titular. In every society some are born to rule, a wilh the merchant, but for the lie's sake. LORD BACON : Essay I., Of Trutk. There is no vice that doth... | |
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