 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates2 and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death...about him that can win the combat of him. Revenge trinmphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear preoccupateth3... | |
 | John Baillie - Theologians - 1856 - 416 pages
...remarked that " there is no passion in the mind of man so weak hut it mates and masters the fear of death. Revenge triumphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupieth it." In a sense which Bacon did not personally know, dear Adelaide... | |
 | Psychiatry - 1857 - 652 pages
...sovereign good of human nature. 2. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind so weak but it mates * and masters the fear of death...; love slights •it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it ; fear preoccupateth f it. (Essay II. of Death.) Of all the instances that can be given... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates2 and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death...: love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupateth3 it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...like, shew 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...hath so many attendants about him that can win the 1 Essats, 11. 18. Compare Plutarch, Lysand. c. 0 : A 7&j> tfxif *ap<ucpovi/uvot, T&V iAr .>),,;.,.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 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... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Capital punishment - 1857 - 136 pages
...! So true it is, as the great Bacon tells us, that " death is no such terrible enemy, when man has so many attendants about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over it, love slights it, honour aspireth to it, grief flieth to it, fear preoccupieth it." Death on the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pages
...like, shew 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...hath so many attendants about him that can win the i Essais, IL 18. Compare Flutareb, Lysand. c. fi : t yap Spusf vapaKpovfoet/os, T&y juet/ s^Bpbv 6po\ayci... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...like, shew 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...hath so many attendants about him that can win the 1 Essais, II. 18. Compare Plutarch, Lysand. с. Я : i yàp ¡рку тгаракроиб/ífvos, тЪч... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 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:...many attendants about him that can win the combat of bun. Bevenge triumphs over death ; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear... | |
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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... 
