 | Psychiatry - 1857 - 652 pages
...sovereign good of human nature. 2. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind so weak but it mates * and masters the fear of death...•it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it ; fear preoccupateth f it. (Essay II. of Death.) Of all the instances that can be given of recklessness of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and...hath so many attendants about him that can win the 1 Essats, 11. 18. Compare Plutarch, Lysand. c. 0 : A 7&j> tfxif *ap<ucpovi/uvot, T&V iAr .>),,;.,.... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...complete anything, to learn anything thoroughly, or to reform oneself.' ANNOTATIONS. ' There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.' Of all the instances that can be given of recklessness of life, there is none that comes near that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...mates and mafters the Fear of Death : and therefore Death is no fuch terrible Enemy when a man hath fo many Attendants about him, that can win the Combat of him. Revenge triumphs over Death ; Love flights it ; Honour afpireth to it ; Grief flieth to it ; Fear pre-occupateth it : nay, we read, after... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Capital punishment - 1857 - 136 pages
...! So true it is, as the great Bacon tells us, that " death is no such terrible enemy, when man has so many attendants about him, that can win the combat of him. Revenge triumphs over it, love slights it, honour aspireth to it, grief flieth to it, fear preoccupieth it." Death on the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and...hath so many attendants about him that can win the 1 Essais, II. 18. Compare Plutarch, Lysand. с. Я : i yàp ¡рку тгаракроиб/ífvos, тЪч... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pages
...blacks, and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and...hath so many attendants about him that can win the i Essais, IL 18. Compare Flutareb, Lysand. c. fi : t yap Spusf vapaKpovfoet/os, T&y juet/ s^Bpbv 6po\ayci... | |
 | John Baillie - 1858 - 382 pages
..."April 14. Received fourth proof-sheet, to chap. iii. 1." Lord Bacon has remarked that " there is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. Revenge trinmphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupieth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...blacks and obsequies, and 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...many attendants about him that can win the combat of bun. Bevenge triumphs over death ; love slights it; honour aspireth to it; grief flieth to it; fear... | |
 | John Baillie - 1859 - 440 pages
..."April 14. Received fourth proof-sheet, to chap. iii. 1." Lord Bacon has remarked that " there is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. Revenge trinmphs over death ; love slights it ; honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre-occupioth... | |
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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... 
