 | William Spalding - English literature - 1872 - 482 pages
...put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God or Melior Natura: which courage is manifestly such, as that creature,...Atheism is in all respects hateful, so in this, that it dcpriveth human nature of the means to exalt itself above human frailty. In some respects not unlike... | |
 | William [poetical works] Wordsworth - 1872 - 584 pages
...put on, when he finds himself maintained bya man, who to him is instead of a God, or metier tialura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that creature...nature than his own could never attain. So man, when he rcsteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith which human... | |
 | Anthony Trollope - 1872 - 758 pages
...put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of God, or ' melior natnra' ; which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...a better nature than his own, could never attain." This passage is from Bacon's essay "Of Atheism." SOME NEWSPAPERS. I observe that electors of Tiverton,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 300 pages
...could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favor, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in...itself could not obtain. Therefore as atheism is in 1 One can no longer say, the priest is as bad as the people, for now the people is not so bad as the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pages
...when hee findes himselfe maintained by a man, which to him is instead of a god, or Melior natura : Which courage is manifestly such, as that creature, without that confidence of a better nature then his owne, could neuer attaine. So man when he resteth and assureth himselfe vpon Diuine protection... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1891 - 128 pages
...instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that Creature without the confidence of a better Nature than his own could never...assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, I o gathereth a force and faith which human Nature in itself could not obtain.' — LORD BACON. FROM... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...when he finds himself maintained by a man, who, to him, is instead of a God, or "melior natura;" 2 which courage is manifestly such as that creature,...better nature than his own, could never attain. So 1 " It is not for us now to say, ' Like priest like people,' for the people are not even so bad as... | |
 | William Wordsworth - English poetry - 1892 - 970 pages
...put on, when he finds himself maintained by a Man, who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that Creature...resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favor, gatherelh a force and faith which human Nature in itself could not obtain." LORD BACON. CANTO... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1893 - 342 pages
...by some he has been considered as the latest of the fathers of the Church. 2 " A superior nature." manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence...resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and favor, gathereth a force and faith, which human nature in itself could not obtain ; therefore, as atheism... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1893 - 304 pages
...maintained by a man ; who to him is inftead of a god, or melior natura, which courage is manifeftly fuch as that creature, without that confidence of a better...than his own, could never attain. So man, when he refteth and aflureth himfelf upon divine proteftion and favour, gathereth a force and faith which human... | |
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For take an example of a dog, and mark what a generosity and courage he will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or melior natura, which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence,... 
