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 Metropolitan - Page 3761844Full view - About this book
| David Irving - English language - 1803 - 266 pages
...motions, their almighty mover. , BACON. fBelieeen 156! and 1626.) Revenge is a kind of wild juftice; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weeiT it out. For as t6 trie firft wrong, it doth but 'offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...pressure of consciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends. OF 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... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...content .Of little souls, unable to surmount An injury ; too wea.k to bear affront. OlDMiM. 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...of consciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends. OF REVENGE. REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it outj for, as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law, but the revenge of that wrong... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...pressure of cpnsciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends." €)f JXEVENGE is a kind of wild justice ; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to c OF REVENGE. weed it out. For as to the first wrong, it doth but offend the law ; but the revenge... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...pressure of consciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their Own ends." ©f JxEVENGE is a kind of wild justice ; which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to ' c weed it out. For as to the first wrong, it doth but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...consciences, were commonly interessed tlu-n-in themselves for their own ends. IV. OF REVENGE. 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...consciences, were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends. IV. OF REVENGE. 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... | |
| David Irving - English language - 1821 - 336 pages
...omnipotent cause, and by these motions, their almighty mover. History of the World. BACON. 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 to the first wrong, it doth but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong... | |
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