 MEN fear death as children fear to go in the dark ; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin and passage to another world is holy and religious; but the fear...  Literary gems [ed. by J.S.]. - Pagina 399door Literary gems - 1826Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1882 - 214 pagina’s
...men : it being foretold, that wheu 'Christ cometh,' he shall not 'find fuith upon earth.' OF DEATH. Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Yet in religions meditations there is sometimes mixture of vanity and of superstition. You shall read in some... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1882 - 330 pagina’s
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 | Charlotte Eliza L. Riddell - 1882 - 360 pagina’s
...his greatness, whose grasp of intellect was, nevertheless, powerless to protect him from venality : ' Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...children is increased with tales, so is the other ;' and in like stately measure to the end of that short poignant essay, which would make even one who... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1883 - 304 pagina’s
...it being foretold, that when " Christ cometh," He shall not " find faith upon the earth." OF DEATH.* Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark...Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages * Death is the inevitable lot of fool and philosopher, and nothing distinguishes the one from the other... | |
 | James L. Ohlson - 1883 - 154 pagina’s
...find ourselves dishonourable graves. ' ' — Shakespeare. "Men fear death as children fear to go into the dark ; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. " — Bacon. " Even children followed with endearing wile, And plucked his gown to share the good man's... | |
 | Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, Mrs. Henry Pott - 1883 - 698 pagina’s
...it merely. (Ham. i. 2.) (See the disturbing force of imagination described in First Essay Of Death.) Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark ; and as the natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. The fear of death is most in... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 722 pagina’s
...;' and yet they are not ' covered with shame.' OF DEATH. ATEX fear death as children fear to go into the dark ; and •**-*- as that natural fear in children...of sin, and passage to another world, is holy and reli gious ; bnt the fear of it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Yet in religious meditations... | |
 | Abby Sage Richardson - 1884 - 498 pagina’s
...they are mischievous, so end they unfortunate. Here are a few sentences from his Essay on Death: " Men fear Death as children fear to go in the dark....children is increased with tales, so is the other. " It is worthy the observing that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1885 - 1120 pagina’s
...damned, to the devils, to hell, without either end or ease, or any patience to endure it. Henry Soul*. Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark...as that natural fear in children is increased with talcs, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death as the wages of sin and the passage to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1886 - 304 pagina’s
...of men : it being foretold, that when Christ cometh. &1 He shall not find faith upon the earth. II MEN fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...wages of sin and passage to another world, is holy and j religious ; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Yet in religious meditations... | |
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