 REVENGE is a kind of wild justice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office.  The Warner Library - Página 1168editado por - 1917Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 700 páginas
...a false religion, obeys the command of God, and is not a persecutor.' ESSAY IV. OF KEVENGE. EVENGE is a kind of wild justice which the more Man's -*-*...law to weed it out: for as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1875 - 646 páginas
...me cite a few of these. " Houses are built to live in, and not to look on ; " and again, " Eevenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more » man's...nature runs to, the more .ought law to weed it out." Any attempt to transpose these separable prepositions would destroy the strength and the terseness... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 páginas
...persuaded pressure of consciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends. IV REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the more...law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Cer5 tainly,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 páginas
...Persecution ('Mahomet's sword'), unlawful. IV.—OF REVENGE. (1625.) REVENGE 1 is a kind of wild justice, 2 which the more man's nature runs to the more ought...revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. 3 Certainly, in taking Revenge a man is but even 4 with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1879 - 406 páginas
...regions. 8 " The wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." — Jamai i. 20. IV.— OF REVENGE. REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the ' more...putteth the law out of office. Certainly, in taking i revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in J passing it over, he is superior; for it is a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1879 - 356 páginas
...Persecution (' Mahomet's sword'), unlawful. IV.— OF REVENGE. (1625.) REVENGE1 is a kind of wild justice,2 which the more man's nature runs to the more ought...but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office.3 Certainly, in taking Revenge a man is but even 4 with his enemy ; but in passing it over,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 páginas
...persuaded pressure of consciences, were commonly interessed therein themselves for their own ends. IV REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the more...law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Cers tainly,... | |
 | Luther Tracy Townsend - 1879 - 262 páginas
...word in the sentence. Lord Bacon says : " Houses are built to live in, and not look on ; " also, " Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought the law to weed it out." Donne, one of the great English divines, says, " Hath God a name to swear... | |
 | Theophilus Dwight Hall - 1880 - 228 páginas
...service. § 159. The following examples may serve to bring out this law of metaphorical language : — " Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought he to weed it out." (Bacon, Essays.) " A man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1881 - 292 páginas
...the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office. Cers tainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior... | |
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