 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...clear and round2 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...embaseth' it ; for these winding and crooked courses are tlie goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - Commonplace-books - 1863 - 254 pages
...in the distribution; the rest is but conceit." nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver which may make the metal...man with shame as to be found false and perfidious." "MEN in great places are thrice servants — servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...business ; it will be acknowledged even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing3 is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture of...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace... | |
 | Jonathan Eastwood - Bible - 1866 - 588 pages
...in the midst. Bacon, Ess. XLVI. p. 189, Goings, sb. (Job xxxiv. 21 ; Ps. Ixviii. 24, &c.) Movements. For these winding, and crooked courses, are the goings...goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. Bacon, Ess. I. p. 3. Good, sb. (i Chr. xxix. 3). Goods, possessions; A.-S. g6d in the same sense. For... | |
 | rev Andrew Cameron - 1867 - 784 pages
...dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold :md silver, which may make the metal work the better,...as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when be inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 588 pages
...dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better,...There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame ns to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 586 pages
...is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embascth it; for these winding and crooked courses are the...as to be found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he incurred the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gifld and silver, which may make the metal work better, but it embaseth it : for these winding and...and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so [17] It is remarkable that in modern times square is used in the place of round, to indicate the same... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 458 pages
...that Mixture of Falshood, is like Allay in Coyne of Gold and Silver; which may make the Metall worke the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding,...as to be found false, and perfidious. And therefore MounB2 ' ' taigny saith prettily, when he enquired the reason, why the word of the Lie, should be such... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...is like " allay " (alloy) in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, hut it embaseth it. For these •winding and crooked courses...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie (the imputation of a... | |
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... of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent; which goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a... 
