The Promus of Formularies and Elegancies: (being Private Notes, Circ. 1594, Hitherto Unpublished) by Francis Bacon, Illustrated and Elucidated by Passages from ShakespeareHoughton, Mifflin, & Company, 1883 - 628 pages |
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... VIII . there are 158 , of which eight are in the Promus ; and in Book IX . there are sixteen , none of which are noted . When the Promus notes are traced , both in the prose works of Bacon and in the plays , it will be observed that in ...
... VIII . there are 158 , of which eight are in the Promus ; and in Book IX . there are sixteen , none of which are noted . When the Promus notes are traced , both in the prose works of Bacon and in the plays , it will be observed that in ...
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... viii . , Spedding , v . 50–56 , where Bacon expresses his opinion of the value of proverbial philosophy as ' springing from the inmost recesses of wisdom and extending to a variety of occasions . Wherefore seeing I set down this ...
... viii . , Spedding , v . 50–56 , where Bacon expresses his opinion of the value of proverbial philosophy as ' springing from the inmost recesses of wisdom and extending to a variety of occasions . Wherefore seeing I set down this ...
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... VIII . , none of these quotations are to be met with among the Promus notes . The adages are not written down by any means in the order in which they occur in Erasmus , as may be seen by referring to folios 97 to 101b , in which they ...
... VIII . , none of these quotations are to be met with among the Promus notes . The adages are not written down by any means in the order in which they occur in Erasmus , as may be seen by referring to folios 97 to 101b , in which they ...
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... VIII . iii : 1. ) Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king , he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies . ( Hen . VIII . iii . 2. ) 15. Et unius cujusque opus quale sit probabit ignis.— 1 Cor . iii ...
... VIII . iii : 1. ) Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king , he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies . ( Hen . VIII . iii . 2. ) 15. Et unius cujusque opus quale sit probabit ignis.— 1 Cor . iii ...
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... VIII . iv . 2 ; Antony on the death of Brutus , Jul . Cæs . v . 5. ) 70. Turpe proco ancillam sollicitare ; est autem virtutis ancilla laus . ( It is disgraceful for a suitor to solicit ( his lady's ) handmaid , but praise is the ...
... VIII . iv . 2 ; Antony on the death of Brutus , Jul . Cæs . v . 5. ) 70. Turpe proco ancillam sollicitare ; est autem virtutis ancilla laus . ( It is disgraceful for a suitor to solicit ( his lady's ) handmaid , but praise is the ...
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