 | Edward Balme Wheatley Balme - 1862 - 194 pages
...to criminal treatment, Lord Bacon's often-cited paradox, 'there ' is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it ' mates and masters the fear of death,' and therefore greatly, a fortiori, masters any lesser fear. The whole history of mankind, every day's experience,... | |
 | Alexander Smith - 1863 - 338 pages
...observing, that there is no passion in the minde of man so weake but it mates and masters the feare of death; and therefore death is no such terrible...when a man hath so many attendants about him that can winne the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over death, love subjects it, honour aspireth to it, grief... | |
 | 1863 - 910 pages
...that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death ; <md therefore death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so many attendants about him that they wig the combat of him. Rovenge triumphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ;... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man rso weak, but it mates2 and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death...many attendants about him that can win the combat of Mm. Revenge triumphs over death : love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear... | |
 | Choice sayings - 1866 - 170 pages
...Bacon, one of the greatest of philosophers, observes, " That there is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of Death;...Death ; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear preoccupateth it; nay, we read, after Otho the Emperor had slain himself, pity (which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...what is called dry-pointing — the grindthe observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...that can win the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over [7] ing of needles and of table-forks. The fine steel dust which they breathe brings on a painful disease... | |
 | Devout thoughts - 1867 - 568 pages
...like, show death terrible. " It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...attendants about him that can win the combat of him. Kevenge triumphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief ilieth to it ; fear pre-oecupateth... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pages
...terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates2 and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death...death: love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupateth1 it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pages
...it mates2 and masters the fear of death b and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a mail hath so many attendants about him that can win the...death : love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear pre-occupateth3 it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 458 pages
...Death, is no such terrible Enef! mie, when a man hath so many Attendants, about him, that can winne the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over Death; Love slights it ; Honour aspireth to it ; Griefe flieth to it ; Feare pre-occupateth it ; Nay we reade, after Otho the Emperour had slaine... | |
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It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates ' and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can win the combat of him. Revenge... 
