 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 σελίδες
...and mailers the fear of Death : and therer fore Death is no fuch terrible Enemy, when a Man hath fo many attendants about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over Death i Love flights it •, Honour afpirerh to it i Grief flyeth to it •, Fear pre-occupateth it. Nay... | |
 | Charlotte Smith - 1797 - 188 σελίδες
...fentence in Lord Bacon's Eflays. " Death is no fuch formidable enemy, fince a man " has fo many champions about him that can win the " combat of him — Revenge triumphs over Death ; " Love flights it ; Honour courts it ; Dread of DiC" grace choofes it ; Grief flies to it ; Fear anticipates... | |
 | Charlotte Smith - 1797 - 176 σελίδες
...fentence in Lord Bacon's Eflays., " Death is no fuch formidable enemy, fince a man " has fo many champions about him that can win the " combat of him — Revenge triumphs over Death; " Love flights it ; Honour courts it ; Dread of Dif" grace choofes it ; Grief flies to it ; Fear anticipates... | |
 | 1850 - 806 σελίδες
...competent a person as any of Sir George Grey's present advisers ; hear what he says on the matter — ' There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death ;' and if this be so — if the weakest passion is stronger than the dread of death, how can it be supposed... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 σελίδες
...discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew Death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion...; Love slights it ; Honour aspireth to it ; Grief flyeth to it; Fear pre-occupateth it. Nay we read, after Otho the Emperor had slain himself, Pity (which... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 σελίδες
...discoloured face, and friends 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 roan so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of Death : and therefore Death is no such terrible... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 σελίδες
...discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion...attendants about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenger triumphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspiretb to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 σελίδες
...discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion...is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many atteudants about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenue triumphs over death ; love slights it... | |
 | 1821 - 416 σελίδες
...discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blacks and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion...about him that can win the combat of him. Revenge trinmphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupieth... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1854 - 580 σελίδες
...fear to 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... | |
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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... 
