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The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord ... - Page 489
by Francis Bacon - 1890
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...himself; he has more pride and ambition than any other sort of sinner. ESSAY 5. OF STUDIES. (Lord Bacon.) STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privacy and retirement ; for ornament, is in discourse, and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition...
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Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political

Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. o* %ttltliC0, STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...general contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business : for expert men can execute, and...
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The Art of Reading: Containing a Number of Useful Rules, Exemplified by a ...

Daniel Staniford - 1817 - 256 pages
...both mother and daughter to be maintained at the public expense. 'CBBS <L CHAPTER LXIX. ON STUDY 1. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament and for ability. Their chief use for delight is in privatenes? and retirement; for ornament ,is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement, and...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...general contrivers of Suits, for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceedings. ©f STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and...
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Sylva sylvarum (century IX-X) Physiological remains. Medical remains ...

Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...much out of his reputation. There are no worse instruments than these general contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to...privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and...
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Essays moral, economical and political

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. LI. OP STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...to put>h'c proceedings. rbi ' '.. . •' .:.'.:•£ 't*';?' ;..-.• L. OF STUDIES. :,.^~z:^zn ^x-: STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability....privateness and retiring ; for ornament, is in discourse ; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and...
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Essays by Lords Bacon and Clarendon: Two Volumes in One, Volumes 1-2

Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...general contrivers of suits; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. LI. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business; for expert men can execute, and perhaps...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 1

1821 - 416 pages
...general contrivers of suits ; for they are but a kind of poison and infection to public proceeding. LI. OF STUDIES. STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament,...privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the jndgment and disposition of business ; for expert men can execute, and perhaps...
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