 weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much as to " say, that he is brave towards God, and a coward ".towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks " from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood, and breach of faith cannot possibly be so highly expressed,...  Literary and professional works - Page 84by Francis Bacon - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...as much as to " say, that he is brave towards God, and a coward " towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks " from man." Surely the wickedness of...judgments of God upon the generations of men : it being fore-' told, that when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find " faith upon the earth." II. OF DEATH.*... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 412 pages
...is -AS much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men: for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood...when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." BACON. ON THE FLEETNESS OF LIFE. NOT only our connexions with all things around us change,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 408 pages
...lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men: for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood...when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." BACON. ON THE FLEETNESS OF LIFE. NOT only our connexions with all things around us change,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Classical poetry - 1827 - 404 pages
...lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men: for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood...when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." BACON. ON THE FLEETNESS OF LIFE. NOT only our connexions with all things around us change,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 pages
...is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men : for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood...when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." BACON. ON THE FLEETNESS OF LIFE. NOT only our connexions with all things around us change,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Classical poetry - 1827 - 402 pages
...lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men: for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood...when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." BACON. ON THE FLEETNESS OF LIFE. NOT only our connexions with all things around us change,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 512 pages
...peul, there shall lie done A deed of dreadful note. Shahs fcare. Sliu-lielh. The breach of faith cannot be so highly expressed, as in that it shall be the last peal to call the judgments of (lod upon men. Bafm's Kaaiii. They were saluted by the way, with a fair peal of artillery from the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 pages
...that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men : for a lie faces God, and shrinks from man.'j/ Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of faith...cannot possibly be so highly expressed as in that it .--hall be the last peal to call the judgments of God upon the generations of men : it being foretold... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...is as much as to say, that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man." Surely the wickedness of falsehood,...cometh " he shall not find faith upon the earth." IL OF DEATH. Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark : and as that natural fear in children... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...lieth, is as much as to say that he is brave towards God and a coward towards men. For a lie faces God, and shrinks from man ;" Surely the wickedness of falsehood and breach of faith cannot possibly be so higbly expressed, as in that it shall be the last peal to call the judgments of God upon the generations... | |
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