 The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last was the light of reason; and his sabbath work ever since is the illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter or chaos; then he...  Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political - Page 3by Francis Bacon - 1812 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1824 - 726 pages
...HENRY LACEY, Paternoster-Ro<j), London. T, C. Hansard. Pater-noster-Row Pras. Jftudeum, , journal, It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea ,- a pica Mire to stand in the window of a castle and to soc a battle j but no... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1824 - 480 pages
...heightens the effect of the most delightful prospects. Who does not feel the truth of that observation of the " poet, that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to the rest :" — "Suave marl magno tiu-bnntil HIS aeqnora vertís E terra alterius sœvum spectare dolorem."... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and " to see ships tossed upon the sea: a pleasure to stand " in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and " the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and " to see ships tossed upon the sea: a pleasure to stand " in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and " the... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First, he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and inspireth light into the face of H^ chosen. The poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to the rest, saith yet excellent... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 412 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 408 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 494 pages
...illumination of his Spirit. First he breathed light upon the face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...face of the matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatbeth and inspireth light into the face of his chosen. The...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 402 pages
...matter, or chaos ; then he breathed light into the face of man ; and still he breatheth and iuspireth light into the face of his chosen. The poet that beautified...pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
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