 | Newton Abbot College - 1875 - 354 pages
...standing upon the vantage ground of truth. In great place ask counsel of both times — of the ancient time what is best and of the latter time what is fittest. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter: they increase the cares of life, but... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - 1876 - 538 pages
...vantage and commanding ground." And again, " Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated ! But yet ask counsel...servants of kings should follow the advice he gives afterward. " Embrace and invite helps and advices, touching the execution of thy place ; and do not... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - English literature - 1876 - 562 pages
...vantage and commanding ground." And again, " Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated ! But yet ask counsel of both times ; of the ancient » time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest." Barrow. He spoke unadvisedly... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...create good precedents as to follow them. Eeduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated ; but yet ask counsel of both times, — of the ancient time what is best, and of the later time what is fittest. Seek to make thy course regular,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...create good 55 precedents as to follow them. Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated : but yet ask counsel of both times ; 36 ©f Great Pace [Essay ii of the ancient time, what is best ; and of the latter £o time, what... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...create good precedents, as to follow them. Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated ; but yet ask counsel of both times : of the ancient time what is best ; and of the latter time what is fittest. Seek to make thy course regular... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...observe wherein and how they have degenerate ; 2 4 but yet ask counsel of both times—of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest. live and peremptory; and express thyself well 26 when thou digresses! from thy rule. Preserve the right... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...create good 55 precedents as to follow them. Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated : but yet ask counsel of both times ; of the ancient time, what is best ; and of the latter 63 time, what is fittest. Seek to make thy course regular,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...observe wherein and how they have degenerate ;24 but yet ask counsel of both times — of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest. Seek to make thy course regular,25 that men may know beforehand what they may expect ; but be not too... | |
 | Walter Savage Landor - Imaginary conversations - 1883 - 460 pages
...vantage and commanding ground." And again : " Reduce things to the first institution, and observe wherein and how they have degenerated ! But yet ask counsel of both times ; of the andenter time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest" Barrow. He spoke unadvisedly; for,... | |
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Reform, therefore, without bravery or scandal of former times and persons ; but yet set it down to thyself, as well to create good precedents as to follow them. 
