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" It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea : a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground... "
Essays moral, economical and political - Page 11
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 196 pages
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The British Journal of Homoeopathy, Volume 9

1851 - 724 pages
...in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no plea-ure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground...prospect be with pity, and not with swelling or pride." — BACON. EVERY department of nature which has hitherto been successfully studied, so as to constitute...
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The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, with notes by A. Spiers

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene),...
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Selections from the Writings and Speeches of William Lloyd Garrison: With an ...

William Lloyd Garrison - Abolitionists - 1852 - 428 pages
...a pleasure to stand upon the shore,' says Lord Bacon,' and to watch the ships tossed upon the sea ; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon...always that this prospect be with pity, and not with pride. Certainly, it is heaven upon earth to have a man's mind move in Charity, rest in Providence,...
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India in Greece: Or, Truth in Mythology: Containing the Sources of the ...

Edward Pococke - Buddhism - 1852 - 444 pages
...principle. IV. SOURCES OF GREEK EKROR. " No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of Truth (a hill not to be commanded, and where the...prospect be with pity, and not with swelling or pride." LORD BACON. "Essay on Truth." BUT if the very basis of our geographical knowledge, as derived from...
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The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D ..., Volume 6

David Thomas - 468 pages
...castle, and to see a battle, and the adventurers thereof, below ; but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth — a hill...commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene — to see the errors and wanderings, and mists and tempests, in the vale below ; so always that this...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral ; And, Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...to fee a Battle, and the Adventures thereof, below : But no Pleafure is comparable to the ftanding upon the vantage Ground of Truth ; (A Hill not to...be commanded, and where the Air is always clear and ferene) : and to fee the Errors, and Wanderings, and Mifts, and Tempefts, in the Vale below : So always,...
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The Homilist; or, The pulpit for the people, conducted by D ..., Volume 2

David Thomas - 458 pages
...upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof, below ; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth — a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene...
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Tracts on Homoeopathy, Issues 1-12

William Sharp - Diseases - 1853 - 288 pages
...but still more for LORD BACON'S. I believe they are " standing upon the vantage ground of truth, and see the errors and wanderings, and mists and tempests in the vale below." I am also anxious to induce others to join this company and to share in its advantage ; and, therefore,...
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The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral with A table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...upon the sea; apleasure to stand in thewindow of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantageground of truth (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene),...
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Kidd's Own Journal, Volume 5

Arts - 1854 - 394 pages
...success a frequent reward. There is no pleasure comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of Truth — a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene. Certainly it is Heaven upon earth to have the mind moving in charity, resting in Providence, and turning...
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