 | Henry Lowndes - 1877 - 72 σελίδες
...He that fears death dieth many times over. Bacon says, " Men fear death as children fear to go into the dark, and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales so is the other •" and again, " as was well said, ' Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa.' Groans and convulsions... | |
 | 1878 - 312 σελίδες
...number double. I admit the number,' said I, ' mentioned.' Piato, Sophist. 219, 22O ; Ion, 537, C. sqq. MEN fear death as children fear to go in the dark...and religious ; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto Nature, is weak. By him that spake only as a philosopher, and natural man, it was well said, '... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare - 1973 - 226 σελίδες
...for Tulare and King Counties, California] A Hiding Place tO Die Elizabeth Markson Francis Bacon said, "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as chat natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other." Much of this fear of death... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare - 1974 - 1758 σελίδες
...for Tulare and King Counties, California] A Hiding Place tO Die Elizabeth Markson Francis Bacon said, "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...children is increased with tales, so is the other." Much of this fear of death is valuator for survival, but it has also tended to obscure the actual conditions... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 304 σελίδες
...sentences—memorable and quotable. "What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer." "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...children is increased with tales so is the other." "Revenge is a kind of wild justice . . ." "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune."... | |
 | Beth B. Hess - 1980 - 622 σελίδες
...bodies of the old people in their care. 15 A Hiding Place to Die* Elizabeth Markson Francis Bacon said, "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...children is increased with tales, so is the other." Much of this fear of death is valuable for survival, but it has also tended to obscure the actual conditions... | |
 | Anne Drury Hall - 2010 - 217 σελίδες
..."reconsiderations" often invoke a text with special authority. "Of Death" starts with the superciliousness of, "Men fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark;...children is increased with tales, so is the other"; it ends, however, with, "But above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is Nunc dimittis" (Essays,... | |
 | Issam A. Awad, AANS Publications Committee - 1995 - 274 σελίδες
...NY: Churchill Livingstone; 1992. CHAPTER 8 The Philosophy of Dying and Death Howard H. Kaufman, MD Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark, and as the natural fear of children is increased with tales, so is the other, — Francis Bacon (1561-1624)... | |
 | Ronald Carter, John McRae - 1997 - 613 σελίδες
...justice (Essay 33). Of Death is a good example of how Bacon handles a vast subject in an accessible way: Men fear death, as children fear to go in the dark:...and religious; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Many of Bacon's essays raise issues fundamental to the era. For example, Of Revenge... | |
 | David V. Skinner - 1997 - 1296 σελίδες
...Management of the deceased patient Management of the relatives Staff support Multiple deaths Organ donation "Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark;...children is increased with tales, so is the other." (Francis Bacon, Essays, 1625). INTRODUCTION Death in the accident and emergency (A&E) department is... | |
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MEN fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin and passage to another world, is holy and religious; but the... 
