... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or... The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: A New Edition: door Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 Volledige weergave -
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