 I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate civil ends : for I have taken all knowledge to be my province ; and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations, confutations, and verbosities;...  A Harmony of the Essays, Etc. of Francis Bacon - Page xxiiby Francis Bacon - 1871 - 584 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1818 - 544 pages
...either prodigal or slothful; yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to get : Lastly, I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends as I have moderate...to be my province ; and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations, confutations and verbosities, the other... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 616 pages
...either prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my couvse to get. Lastly, I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have...to be my province ; and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations, confutations, and verbosities ; the other... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 616 pages
...prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to get. Lastly, I confess that 1 have as vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate...to be my province; and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations, confutations, and verbosities; the other... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 624 pages
...either prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to get. Lastly, I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have...to be my province; and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations, confutations, and verbosities; the other... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...digal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to " get. Lastly, I confess that 1 have as vast contemplative ends as I have moderate...be my ' province ; and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof " the one with frivolous disputations, confutations, and verbosities : the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Logic - 1825 - 432 pages
...relation, Lord Treasurer Burleigh — " I confess, that I have as * Dr. Rawley, Life of Bacon. 428745 " vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate civil...be my ; " province ; and if I could purge it of two sojts " of rovers, whereof thejjne with frivolous dispu: " tations, confutations, and verbosities ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to get. Lastly, I confess that 1 have as vast contemplative ends, as I have moderate...civil ends ; for I have taken all knowledge to be my providence ," and if 1 could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1830 - 530 pages
...either prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to get. Lastly, I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have...civil ends : for I have taken all knowledge to be my providence ;* and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Law - 1830 - 530 pages
...either prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend, nor my course to get. Lastly, I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends, as I have...civil ends : for I have taken all knowledge to be my providence ;* and if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one with frivolous disputations,... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1847 - 892 pages
...either prodigal or slothful, yet my health is not to spend nor my course to get. Lastly, I confess that I have as vast contemplative ends as I have moderate civil ends; for I have taken nil knowledge to be my province, and — if I could purge it of two sorts of rovers, whereof the one... | |
| |
