 | 1801
...neither patience or inclination to attend to the solution. We delight in giddiness, and consider it as a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting. Though the philosophers of this sect be nearly gone, yet there still remain discoursing wits, who are... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809
...Bacon.) " WHAT is Truth," said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for answer. Certainly there are many that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting freewill in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of Philosophers of that kind be gone... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 295 pages
...AND MORAL. OF Crutfc, WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting: and, though the sects of philosophers of that kind be... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815
...AND MORAL. OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting : and, though the sects of philosophers of that kind be... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818
...rtg»•.<. Crutl). \VHAT is Truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 290 pages
...Servant, FR. ST. ALBAN. CrutD. is Truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 196 pages
...ESSAYS. I. OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a...affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting : and though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819
...MORAL. I. OF TRUTH. WHAT is truth ? said jesting Pilate ; and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness ; and count it a bondage to fix a belief; affecting free-will in thinking, as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 539 pages
...ESSAYS. I. OF TROTH. WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly .there be, that delight in giddiness, and count it...affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting: and though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821
...ALBAN. I. OF TRUTH. WHAT is trnth ? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a...affecting free will in thinking, as well as in acting : and though the sects of philosophers of that kind be gone, yet there remain certain discoursing wits... | |
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WHAT is truth ?" said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly there be that delight in giddiness, and count it a bondage to fix a belief, affecting free-will in thinking as well as in acting. And though the sects of philosophers of... 
