 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...  The Law Student's Helper - Page 2021907Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...generations of men: it being foretold that when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." or MEN fear death as children fear to go into the dark;...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... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...Who oft doth think; must needs die well. SIR WALTER RAI.EOK: 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...cometh," he shall not " find " faith upon earth." OF DEATH. 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...he shall not find faith upon the earth." ©f «Dr atl). JVlEN 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...Christ coraeth, " he shall not find faith upon the earth." IVJ.EN 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...cometh he shall not Jind faith upon the earth. II. OF DEATH. 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...it being foretold, that when "Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." II. OF DEATH. MEN fear Death as children fear to go into the dark;...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... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...it being foretold that when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." II. OF DEATH. MEN fear death as children fear to go into the dark...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... | |
 | 1823 - 344 pages
...? " I am, &c. " ANTIQUARIUS." No. 87. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1780. 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. BACON. THERE is in the mind of man a fund of superstition, which, in all nations, in all ages, and... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 340 pages
...chilblains ? lam, &c. ANTIQCARIUS.' N° 87. TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1780. 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. BACON. THERE is in the mind of man a fund of superstition, which, in all nations, in all ages, and... | |
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