The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon: Including All His Occasional Works Namely Letters Speeches Tracts State Papers Memorials Devices and All Authentic Writings Not Already Printed Among His Philosophical Literary Or Professional Works, Volume 1Longmans, Green and Company, 1890 - Philosophy, English |
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Page 109 - I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate civil ends...
Page 371 - Bacon, the queen hath denied me the place for you, and hath placed another ; I know you are the least part of your own matter, but you fare ill because you have chosen me for your mean and dependence ; you have spent your time and thoughts in my matters ; I die," these were his very words, " if I do not somewhat towards your fortune : you shall not deny to accept a piece of land which I will bestow upon you.
Page 74 - Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath...
Page 387 - Netherlands, and about the end of the sixteenth or the beginning of the seventeenth century was brought thence to England by protestant refugees. Lewis Roberts, in ' The Treasure of Traffic,' published in 1641, makes the earliest mention extant of the manufacture in England.
Page 124 - The industry of artificers maketh some small improvement of things invented, and chance sometimes, in experimenting, maketh us to stumble upon somewhat which is new ; but all the disputation of the learned never brought to light one effect of Nature before unknown.
Page 273 - The point of conspiracy was her Majesty's death. The executioner should have been Dr. Lopez ; the manner poison. This I have so followed as I will make it as clear as the noonday.
Page 146 - For the wars are no massacres and confusions, but they are the highest trials of right, when princes and states that acknowledge no superior upon earth, shall put themselves upon the justice of God for the deciding of their controversies, by such success as it shall please him to give on either side...
Page 241 - ... and to repair my error. Upon this ground, I affected myself to no great matter, but only a place of my profession, such as I do see divers younger in proceeding to myself, and men of no great note, do without blame aspire unto. But if any of my friends do press this matter, I do assure your majesty my spirit is not with them.
Page 75 - ... brother, if that which you set down as an assertion, you would deliver by way of advice, there were reverence due to your counsel, whereas faith is not due to your affirmation.
Page 199 - ... it is well known, that as to her majesty, there was never a counsellor of his lordship's long continuance that was so appliable to her majesty's princely resolutions; endeavouring always, after faithful propositions and remonstrances, and these in the best words, and the most grateful manner, to rest upon such conclusions, as her majesty in her own wisdom determineth, and them to execute to the best : so far hath he been from contestation, or drawing her majesty into any his own courses.