 It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win the combat of him. Revenge...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 3081850Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, show death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a, man hath so many attendants about him that can win... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew Death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of Death : and therefore Death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many attendants about him, that can win... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...like, shew Death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of roan so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of Death : and therefore Death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many attendants about him, that can win... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death : and therefore death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many attendants about him, that can win... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...blacks and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is n« passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...weeping, and blacks and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1854 - 580 pages
...go in the dark " ; and yet it is so far from being universally true, as Lord Bacon remarks, " that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it sometimes mates and masters the fear of death." Mori vcllc, non tantum fortis, aut miser, sed etiam... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...weeping, and blacks and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...weeping, and blacks and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win... | |
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