| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...It is true, that what is fetled by cuftom, though it be not good, yet at leaft it is fit. And thofe things which have long gone together, are as it were confederate within themfelves, whereas new things piece not fo well : But though they help by their utility, yet, they... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...toge•• ther are (as it were) confederate amongft themfelves ; " whereas new things piece not fo well. But though " they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their in" conformity. Befides, they are like ftrangers, more " admired and lefs favoured." — BACON, Efay... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...long tog^(* " ther are (as it were) confederate amongft themfelves; " whereas new things piece not fo well. But though " they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their in" conformity- Befides, they are like ftrangers, more " admired and lefs favoured."— BACON, Effay... | |
| James Jopp - Constitutional history - 1812 - 460 pages
...changes in government, and immediately after the expressions just given, continues thus : * •* " It is true, that what is settled by custom, -though...have long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within-themselves : wheref£s new things piece not so well ; but though they help by their utility,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...And if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end? It is true, that what...themselves, whereas new things piece not so well: but though Ihey help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity. Besides, they are like strangers,... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...By Jeremy Bentham, Esq. 8vo. pp. 406. Hunter. London, 1817. " IT is true," says the great Bacon, " that what is settled by custom, though it be not good, yet at least it is 111 . And those things which have long gone together, are, as it were, confederate within themselves... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ? It is true, that what...gone together, are, as it were, confederate within then*selves : whereas new things piece not so well ; hut though they help by their utility, yet they... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ? It is true, that what...things which have long gone together, are, as it were, coufederate within themselves ; whereas new things piece not so well ; but, though they help by their... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end ? It is true, that what...as it were, confederate within themselves ; whereas uew things piece not so well ; but, though they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their inconformity... | |
| Earl John Russell Russell - Constitutional history - 1821 - 342 pages
...settled by custom, though it be not good, at least it is fit. And those things which have gone long together are, as it were, confederate within themselves....they help by their utility, yet they trouble by their unconformity. All this is true if time stood still; which contrariwise moveth so round, that a froward... | |
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