 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...of a better Nature than his own., couid never attain. So Man, when he refteth and afTureth himfelf upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith, which Human Nature in it felf could not obtain. Therefore as Atheifm is in all refpedis hateful, fo in this, that it depriveth... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pages
...fupported by a Man ; who to him is a kind of God. This Courage is manifeftly fuch, as the Creature, without confidence of a better Nature than his own, could never attain. So Man, when he relies upon the divine Protection and Favour, acquires fuch a Strength and Affurance as human Nature,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or " melior natura ;" which courage is manifestly such as that...resteth and assureth himself upon divine protection and tavour, gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain ; therefore, as atheism... | |
 | George Crabb - 1816 - 788 pages
...reverential esteem of things lacred. SOUTH. When a man restcth and annreth himself upon divine protection, be gathereth a force and faith which human nature in Itself could not obtain. BACON. HOMAGE, FEALTY, COURT. HOMAGE, in French hommage, comes from homme a man, signifying a man's,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...he will put on, when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a god, or melior natura: which courage is manifestly such, as that...own, could never attain. So man, when he resteth and assuretll himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and faith, which human nature... | |
 | William Wordsworth - 1820 - 362 pages
...he will put on, when he finds himself maintained by a Man, who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that...faith which human Nature in itself could not obtain. " LOUD BACON. " Weak is the will of Man, his judgment blind ; Remembrance persecutes, and Hope betrays... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...is instead of a God, or f " melior natura :" which courage is manifestly such as that creature, with that confidence of a better nature than his own, could...gathereth a force and .faith which human nature in * We can no longer say, " As is the people, so is the priest!" for tbe now are not . <. tiaii its the... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pages
...the Deity, and not from man ; ' When a man resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection, he gathereth a force and faith which human nature in itself could not obtain.' BACON. Subjects are denominated either sacred or divine, as when we speak of sacred poems, or divine... | |
 | John Locke - 1828 - 356 pages
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 | William Wordsworth - 1832 - 378 pages
...he will put on, when he finds himself maintained by a Man, who to him is instead of a God, or Melior Natura. Which courage is manifestly such, as that...better Nature than his own could never attain. So Mnn, when he resteth and assureth himself upon Divine protection and favour, gathereth a force and... | |
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For take an example of a dog, and mark what a generosity and courage he will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God, or melior natura, which courage is manifestly such as that creature, without that confidence,... 
