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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... "
The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon - Page 5
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818
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Prose Quotations from Socrates to Macaulay: With Indexes...

Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 pages
...BACON: Essay II., Of Death. 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...death; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupateth it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity...
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Bacon's essays, with intr., notes and index by E.A. Abbott, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...terrible. ao It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in Essay 2] ©f Beat!) 5 the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death...; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief 25 flieth to it ; fear preoccupateth it ; nay, we read, after Otho the Emperor had slain himself, pity...
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Text-book of Prose: From Burke, Webster, and Bacon : with Notes, and ...

Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 pages
...terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates 5 and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death...; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear preoccupateth 6 it ; nay, we read, after Otho the emperor had slain himself, pity...
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The works of lord Bacon, moral and historical, with a brief memoir of the ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 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...him. Revenge triumphs over death ; love slights it ; hoaour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupateth it : nay, we read, after Otho the...
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Reasons for Abolishing Capital Punishment

Marvin Henry Bovee - 1878 - 340 pages
...death, most truly says : " 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...him. Revenge triumphs over death ; love slights it ; honor aspireth to it ; grief fleeth to it ; fear occupieth it ; nay, we read that after Otho, the...
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Masterpieces in English Literature: And Lessons in the English ..., Volume 1

Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 462 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...combat of him. Revenge triumphs over death ; love * Work. In what вепне? — Em/baseth (Fr. em. or en; Lat. in; Or. ßatric, base; W. bas, shallow...
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Materials and Models for Greek Prose Composition

1878 - 312 pages
...the 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. Plato, Phado. 77, 8 1 ; Apolog. 40. III. ' "I ET us therefore at length cease to dispute and learn...
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The essays, i-(lviii) or, Counsels civil and moral of Francis lord ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...terrible. It is worthy of observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates 10 and masters the fear of Death; and therefore Death is no such terrible enemy when a man has so many attendants 11 about him that can win the combat of him. 12 Revenge triumphs over Death;...
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Moffatt's pupil teachers' course (ed. by T. Page). Candidates, 2nd (-4th) year

Moffatt and Paige - 1879 - 506 pages
...songs of the nightingale. (2) " 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...; 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...
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Bacon's essays, with intr., notes and index by E.A. Abbott. Text only, with ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...like, shew death terrible. zo Jt 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...; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief 2s flieth to it ; fear preoccupateth it ; nay, we read, after Otho the Emperor had slain himself, pity...
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