 It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle , and to see a battle , and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground...  Philosophical works - Pagina 261door Francis Bacon - 1854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Hall - 1849 - 702 pagina’s
...read the following striking passage from the first Essay, on Truth : " It is a pleasure to stand on the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea :...the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventurers thereof, below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing on the vantage ground of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 pagina’s
...and inspirelh lighl into the face his chosen. /The poel that beautified the seel, lhal was olherwise inferior to the rest, saith yet excellently well :...ships tossed upon the sea : a pleasure to stand in Ihe window of a castle, and to see a battle, and Ihe adventures ihereof below : bul no pleasure is... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pagina’s
...3. What is the correlative other f 4. What is the ruminatice togusfied ' VI. DANGERS OF THE DEEP. " THE poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | 1851 - 724 pagina’s
...the rest, paith yet excellently well : ' It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to gee shipg tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window...battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no plea-ure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth, (a hill not to be commanded,... | |
 | David Thomas - 458 pagina’s
...Bacon, paraphrasing the language of Lucretius, has said, " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand...no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth — a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene... | |
 | David Thomas - 468 pagina’s
...VAIN BABBLINGS : FOR THEY WILL INCREASE UNTO MORE UNGODLINESS." " It is a pleasure," says Bacon, " to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon...the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventurers thereof, below ; but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pagina’s
...matter, or chaos; then he breathed light into the face of man; and still he breatheth and inspireih light into the face of his chosen. The poet that beautified...upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea; apleasure to stand in thewindow of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below... | |
 | 1868 - 756 pagina’s
...is a pleasure," says Lucretius by the mouth of the great Lord Bacon, " to stand upon the sea-shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to...see a battle and the adventures thereof below ;" but nothing in our poor mind can equal the joy of him, who being solitary and comfortless, hears the roar... | |
 | mrs. Robert Cartwright - 1854 - 318 pagina’s
...with, than to confer." CHAPTEE XI. It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of...no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of truth (a hill not to be commanded, and where the air is always clear and serene),... | |
 | British history - 1855 - 482 pagina’s
...face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen. The poet saith excellently well, ' It is a pleasure to stand upon...a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures of it below ; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of truth, and to... | |
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