But they, indeed, are more excusable than their haughty dictator, because they did not, like him, oflend against better light and knowledge : for he, after having trod in the open plains of history, and viewed the works of nature, yet dug to himself a... The Works of Francis Bacon - Pagina 263door Francis Bacon - 1815Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pagina’s
...Hiftory, and viewed the Works of Nature m, yet dug to himfelf a Dungeon, and fill'd it with the vaineft Idols". And, what adds to his Guilt, he has, even upon the FJiftory of Particulars, raifed certain Cob-web Structures, which he would palm upon Mankind for CAUSES;... | |
| James Gilchrist - 1816 - 296 pagina’s
...knowledge. For he, after having trod in the open plains of history and viewed the works of nature, dug to himself a dungeon and filled it with the vainest...he has even upon the history of particulars raised certain cobweb structures which he would palm on mankind for causes; whilst in reality they are matters... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 532 pagina’s
...trod in the open plains of history,' if we may credit lord Bacon, ' and viewed the works of nature, yet dug to himself a dungeon, and filled it with the vainest idols ; ' and Plato, the divine Plato, according to the same high authority, was not only a ' well bred sophister,... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1827 - 538 pagina’s
...trod in the open plains of history,' if we may credit lord Bacon, ' and viewed the works of nature, yet dug to himself a dungeon, and filled it with the vainest idols ;' and Plato, the divine Plato, according to the same high authority, was not only a ' well bred sophister,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 pagina’s
...knowledge : for he, after having trod in the open plains of history, and viewed the works of nature, yet dug to himself a dungeon and filled it with the...has, even upon the history of particulars, raised certain cobweb structures which he would pahn HIKIII mankind for causes, whilst in reality they are... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pagina’s
...in the open plains of history, and views the works of nature, yet dug to himself a dungeon and tilia it with the vainest idols. And what adds to his guilt, he his; even upon the history of particulars, raised certain cohwe 1 : structures which he would palm... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 720 pagina’s
...the open plains of history, and viewed the works of nature, yet dug to himself a dungeon and tilled it with the vainest idols. And what adds to his guilt,...has, even upon the history of particulars, raised certain cobweb structures which he would palm upon mankind for causes, whilst in reality they are matters... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 728 pagina’s
...knowledge : for he, after having trod in the open plains of history, and viewed the works of nature, yet dug to himself a dungeon and filled it with the vainest idols. And what adds to his guili, he has, even upon the history of particulars, raised certain cobweb structures which he would... | |
| 1801 - 522 pagina’s
...hiftory, and viewed the works°of na" ture, yet dug to himielf a dungeon, and filled it with the vaine/l idols. And, " what adds to his guilt, he has, even upon the hi/lory of particulars, raifed certain " cobweb ftrullure j which he would palm upon mankind for caufes... | |
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