He said it that knew it best ; and had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator, which is but superficial, and rather the virtue \ of a player, should be placed so high above those other noble parts... The Quarterly Review - Page 2491856Full view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...reft; nay,. as tho' it were All in All, ihould almoftalone be cry'd up. But the Reafon is plain; for there is in human Nature generally more of the Fool than of the Wife ; and therefore thofe Faculties, by which the foolifti Part of Men's Minds is taken, are moil... | |
| John Pinkerton - 1794 - 640 pages
...fo gaudy a trim as the candle-light of falfehood a. In another place he moft juftly remarks that, ' there is in human nature generally more of the fool, than of the wife : and therefore thofe faculties, by which the foolifh part of mens minds is taken, is the moft... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of...generally more of the fool than of the wise ; and thereE 3 fore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent.... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of...generally more of the fool than of the wise ; and thereE 3 _!.. fore those faculties, by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent.... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator, which is but superficial, and rather the virtue \...therefore those faculties by which the foolish part of mens minds is taken, are most potent. Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business ; what... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of...plain. There is in human nature generally more of the feol than of the wise; and therefore those faculties by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken,... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thins, that that part of an orator which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of...therefore those faculties by which the foolish part of jneu's minds is taken, are most potent. Wonderful like is the case of boldness in civil business ;... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...strange thing, that that part of an orator, which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of aplayer, should be placed so high above those other noble parts...of the fool than of the wise; and therefore those iaculties by which the foolish part of men's minds is taken, are most potent. Wonderful like is the... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of a player, should he placed so high above those other noble parts of invention, elocution, and the rest ; nay almost... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...had by nature himself no advantage in that he commended. A strange thing, that that part of an orator which is but superficial, and rather the virtue of a player, should he placed so high above those other noble parts of invention, elocution, and the rest ; nay almost... | |
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