| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 616 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required: and in his buildings... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 616 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take notice of the necessities and shifts for money op other great princes abroad, it did the better, by comparison, set off to him the felicity of full... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 624 pages
...impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto should I add, that having every day occasion to take notice...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required: and in his buildings... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 546 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required : and in his buildings... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - Law - 1825 - 540 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required : and in his buildings... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1826 - 682 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required : and in his buildings... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 778 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. Whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required ; and in his buildings... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit. W hereunto I should add, that having everyday occasion to take notice of the necessities and shifts...comparison, set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required ; and in his buildings... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 732 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed" upon no other amhition r pursuit. Wnereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take notice of the necessities and shifts for money if uther great princes ahroad, it did the hetter, hy comparison, 1 .--t off to him the felicity of... | |
| Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...rather impute it to nature, age, peace, and a mind fixed upon no other ambition or pursuit : whereunto I should add, that having every day occasion to take...comparison set off to him the felicity of full coffers. As to his expending of treasure, he never spared charge which his affairs required : and in his buildings... | |
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