The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen1Longman, 1858 - 665 páginas |
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... namely , how from innate pride and vain glory men have chosen those subjects of discourse , and those methods of handling them , which rather display their own genius than benefit the reader . Seneca says well , " Eloquence is injurious ...
... namely , how from innate pride and vain glory men have chosen those subjects of discourse , and those methods of handling them , which rather display their own genius than benefit the reader . Seneca says well , " Eloquence is injurious ...
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... namely , either when they are spoken on the sudden , or in passion . Thus we see Tiberius , being suddenly incensed at some stinging words of Agrippina , and thrown a little off his guard , advanced a step out of his natural ...
... namely , either when they are spoken on the sudden , or in passion . Thus we see Tiberius , being suddenly incensed at some stinging words of Agrippina , and thrown a little off his guard , advanced a step out of his natural ...
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... namely , caution , colour , and confidence . Caution is , when men discreetly avoid those things to which they are not equal ; whereas contrariwise bold and unquiet spirits thrust themselves without reflection into matters of which they ...
... namely , caution , colour , and confidence . Caution is , when men discreetly avoid those things to which they are not equal ; whereas contrariwise bold and unquiet spirits thrust themselves without reflection into matters of which they ...
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... namely , " that being without well - being is a curse , and the greater being the greater curse ; " and " that all virtue is most rewarded , and all wickedness most punished in itself ; " as the poet excellently says : - 1 Cf. Macch ...
... namely , " that being without well - being is a curse , and the greater being the greater curse ; " and " that all virtue is most rewarded , and all wickedness most punished in itself ; " as the poet excellently says : - 1 Cf. Macch ...
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... namely , the Doctrine concerning the Extension of the Bounds of Empire , and the Doctrine concerning Universal Justice , or the Fountains of Law . I NOW come to the Art of Empire or Civil Government , which includes Economics , as a ...
... namely , the Doctrine concerning the Extension of the Bounds of Empire , and the Doctrine concerning Universal Justice , or the Fountains of Law . I NOW come to the Art of Empire or Civil Government , which includes Economics , as a ...
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