 I cannot tell, this same truth is a naked and open daylight that doth not show the masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may, perhaps, come to the price of a pearl that showeth best by day, but...  Macmillan's Magazine - Page 541882Full view - About this book
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...as to the illustration of this -qneiy. Truth may, perhaps, be appreciated as the pearl which shines best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond, or carbuncle, that appears to the greatest advantage in varied lights. A mixture of a lie not unf'requently adds pleasure.... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that shews best by day ; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that shews best in varied lights. A mixture of a lie does ever add pleasure. Does any man doubt, that if... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that showeth...lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that if there were taken out of men's minds vain opinions, flattering hopes, false... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Ethics - 1812 - 466 pages
...stately and daintily, as Candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the Price of a Pearl, that sheweth best by day ; but it will not rise to the price of a Diamond or Carbuncle, which sheweth best in varied lights. A mixture of Lies doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day ; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best in varied lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day ; but it will not rise to the price of...lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that if there were taken out of men's minds vain opinions, flattering hopes, false... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price. of a pearl, that sheweth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of...lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that if there were taken out of men's minds vain opinions, flattering hopes, false... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day : but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best in varied lights. A mixture of a lye doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth B 2 best by day ; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best in varied lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that sheweth best in varied lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth any man doubt, that... | |
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