 | Comparative law - 1850 - 504 pages
...aus Lord Bacon's Essays : It is worthy the obsercing , that there is no pas~ sion in the mind of man so weak , but it mates and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no lerrible enemy, tchen a man has so many attendants about him, that can win the combat o/ him. Revenge... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
...like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...death; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief fiieth to it; fear preoccupateth * it, nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it; fear pre-occupateth it : nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupieth it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - English language - 1852 - 380 pages
...away the praise. Ascham. VI. IT is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it; fear preoccupateth it, nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity (which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...mates and mafters the Fear of Death. And therefore Death is no fuch terrible Enemy, when a man hath fo many Attendants about him, that can win the Combat of him. Revenge triumphs over Death ; Love flights it ; Honour afpireth to it ; Grief flieth to it ; Fear pre-occupateth it : Nay, we read, after... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death:...death ; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear pre-occupateth it; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man embaseth it. XI. OF GREAT PLACE. Men in great place...fame ; and servants of business : so as they have flieth to it; fear pre-occupateth it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 pages
...like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...him. Revenge triumphs over death ; love slights it; honor aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear preoccupateth it; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor... | |
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It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates ' and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win the combat of him. Revenge... 
