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Essays moral, economical and political - Page 38
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 196 pages
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Works, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...an • eclipse, whicli is a melancholy thing. " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would ; neither will...which require the shadow : like old townsmen, that \v ill be stilt sitting at their street door, though thereby they offer ag« 2C9 Certainly great persons...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...least an eclipso, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere." % ' $-',& & K $-!<'=''& C! % % privatenpss ever in age ana sickness, which require the 'shadow ".*- like ГЧ Ч oJ in act ; and>that...
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Cicero's Three Books Of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Ethics - 1850 - 368 pages
...commonly said by Archytas of Tarcntum,t and •cum noil sis <|iii fueris non csse cut vclis vivere.' Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will they when it were reason, but nre impatient of privntencss, even in age and sickness which require the shadow; like old townsmen...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral ; And, Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...at lead an Eclipfe, which is a Melancholy Thing. Cum nan fis qui fueris, non ejfi cur velis vivere. Nay, retire Men cannot, when they would ; neither will they, when it were Reafon : But are impatient of privatenefs, even in Age, and Sicknefs, which require the fhadow : Like...
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...to look on. 15. The lovers of great place are impatient of privateness, even in age, which requires the shadow: like old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street door, though there they offer age to scorn. 16. In evil, the best condition is, not to will: the next, not to can....
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Cicero's Three Books of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Ethics - 1855 - 374 pages
...men relate to have been commonly said by Archytas of Tarentum,3 and vivere." Nay, retire men can not when they would, neither will they when it were reason,...but are impatient of privateness, even in age and eickuesa which require the shadow; like old townsmen that will be still sitting at their street door,...
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Three Books of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an Essay on ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1855 - 376 pages
...men relate to have been commonly said by Archytas of Tarentum,3 and vivere." Nay, retire men can not when they would, neither will they when it were reason,...but are impatient of privateness, even in age and eickness which require the shadow ; like old townsmen that will be still sitting at their street door,...
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The Essays: Or, Counsels, Civil and Moral ; and The Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 pages
...least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere." 2 Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will...will be still sitting at their street door, though 1 Montaigne has treated this subject before Bacon, under the title of De Pincommodite de la Grandeur,...
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Cicero's Three Books Of Offices, Or Moral Duties: Also His Cato Major, an ...

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Ethics - 1856 - 430 pages
...been commonly .--aid by Archytas of Tarentum,f and 'cum non sis qui fueris non esse cur velis vivere.' Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will...it were reason, but are impatient of privateness, evcn in age and sickness which require the shadow; like old townsmen that will he still sitting at...
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 1

Half hours - 1856 - 650 pages
...least an eclipse, wh'ch is a melancholy thing : Cum nan tit, qui futrii, non t.we, cur vdit vivere* ? Nay, retire men cannot when they would; neither will they when it were reason : but are impatient of privatcncss, even in age and sickness, which require the shadow ; like old townsmen that will be still...
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