Francis Bacon: Born 22 January, 1560-1, Died 9 April, 16261911 - 18 Seiten |
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Francis Bacon: Born 22 January, 1560-1, Died 9 April, 1626 England) Lyceum Club (London Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
ABBOTT abilities accident ages Alban Analogy Anniversary Aristotle BACON Notable Testimonies beautiful BEN JONSON Birth of FRANCIS character CHURCH civil commemorate compared conceal condole conversation DEAN delight digna Dinner eloquence entertain Essays ETTIE SAYER example face fall fame flowers FRANCIS BACON Notable friends genius glory golden graces greatest grow HALLAM harm HAROLD BAYLEY heard hearers heat honoured human HUME imagination inspired intellect JANUARY JONSON judgment kind knowing knowledge known Labour Lady language Learning leave less light literature look Lord Bacon loved LYCEUM CLUB MACAULAY magnificence Majestical man's manifest mankind memory mind Miss GLADYS BRADFORD modern mortal Mysteries nature never Newton notion Observable paint passion PATET penetrated perfect philosopher philosophy Poetry political PRESIDENT refined render resembled reverence Rich seemed seen SMEDLEY speak SPEDDING speech splendid Steeves strength style temper things THOMAS thought trouble truth virtue VIVIS WALTER Wherein WHIPPLE wisest worthy of admiration
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Seite 15 - He possessed at once all those extraordinary talents which were divided amongst the greatest authors of antiquity. He had the sound, distinct, comprehensive knowledge of Aristotle, with all the beautiful lights, graces, and embellishments, of Cicero. One does not know which to admire most in his writings, the strength of reason, force of style, or brightness of imagination.
Seite 9 - was never increased towards him by his place or honours ; but I have and do reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want.
Seite 8 - Yet there happened, in my time, one noble speaker who was full of gravity in his speaking. His language, where he could spare, or pass by, a jest, was nobly censorious. No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered.
Seite 9 - My conceit of his person was never increased towards him by his place or honours ; but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want.
Seite 8 - ... patriot, among the greatest affairs of the state, to take care of the commonwealth of learning. For schools, they are the seminaries of state ; and nothing is worthier the study of a statesman, than that part of the republic which we call the advancement of letters. Witness the...
Seite 8 - Egerton, the Chancellor, a grave and great orator, and best when he was provoked. But his learned and able, though unfortunate, successor is he who hath filled up all numbers, and performed that in our tongue which may be compared, or preferred, either to insolent Greece or haughty Rome.
Seite 8 - No man ever spake more neatly, more pressly, more weightily, or suffered less emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech, but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough, or look aside from him, without loss. He commanded where ho spoke ; and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion.
Seite 6 - I have been induced to think, that if there were a beam of knowledge derived from God upon any man in these modern times, it was upon him. For though he was a great reader of books, yet he had not his knowledge from books, but from some grounds and notions from within himself; which, notwithstanding, he vented with great caution and circumspection.
Seite 8 - Organum : which though by the most of superficial men, who cannot get beyond the title of nominals, it is not penetrated, nor understood, it really openeth all defects of learning whatsoever, and is a book...
Seite 7 - So as I have heard him entertain a country lord in the proper terms relating to hawks and dogs, and at another time outcant a London chirurgeon.