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" He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather to advance clergymen and lawyers, which were more obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people; which made for his absoluteness, but not for his safety. "
A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot: With a Review of the History of Maritime Discovery - Page 300
by Richard Biddle - 1831 - 327 pages
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...depend upon others. Scutb's Sermons. j. Dtspoticism. He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chrae rather to advance clergymen and lawyers, which were...obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people ; which made for his ali-Jaitncii, but not for his safety. £.IM¡'S Hrnry vu. They dress up power...
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Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 616 pages
...also he was fairly patient of liberty, both of advice, and of vote, till himself were declared. He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather...obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people; which made for his absoluteness, but not for his safety. Insomuch as, I am persuaded, it was one of...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 5

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 616 pages
...also he was fairly patient of liberty, both of advice, and of vote, till himself were declared. He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather...obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people; which made for his absoluteness, but not for his safety. Insomuch as, I am persuaded, it was one of...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 5

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 624 pages
...also he was fairly patient of liberty, both of advice, and of vote, till himself were declared. He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather...obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people; which made for absoluteness, but not for his safety. Insomuch as, I am persuaded, it was one of the...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 546 pages
...also he was fairly patient of liberty, both of advice, and of vote, till himself were declared. He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather...obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people ; which made for his absoluteness, but not for his safety. Insomuch as, I am persuaded, it was one...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 11

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 806 pages
...over the citizens, having a malicious mind against his countrymen. 2 Лас. v. 23. He kept a strict hand on his nobility, and chose rather to advance clergymen and lawyers.. Bacon. However a strict hand is to be kept upon all desires of fancy, yet in recreation fancy must...
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A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot: With a Review of the History of Maritime ...

Richard Biddle - America - 1831 - 366 pages
...people." " He (Henry VII.) kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather to advance clergyman and lawyers which were more obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people." 306 attributed by Bacon to his Father. At this precise point, then, occurs a chasm in the copies extant...
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A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot: With a Review of the History of Maritime Discovery

Richard Biddle - America - 1832 - 352 pages
...people." " He (Henry VII.) kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather to advance clergyman and lawyers which were more obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people." 306 attributed by Bacon to his Father. At this precise point, then, occurs a chasm in the copies extant...
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ..., Volume 12

Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 860 pages
...respect also he was fairly patient of liberty, both of advice and of vote, till himself were declared. He kept a strait hand on his Nobility, and chose rather to advance clergymen and lawyers, who were more obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people ; which made for his absoluteness...
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...respect also he was fairly patient of liberty, both of advice and of vote, till himself were declared. He kept a strait hand on his nobility, and chose rather...obsequious to him, but had less interest in the people, which made for his absoluteness but not for his safety ; insomuch as, I am persuaded, it was one of...
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