 ... of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon the belly and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a...  Twenty of Bacon's essays, ed. by F. Storr - Página 2de Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | James Flint - 1844 - 354 páginas
...that clear round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver; which may make the metal work the better, but it debaseth it; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 334 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature : and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embascth it : for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false 4* and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he enquireth the reason, why the word... | |
 | Francesco Guicciardini - 1845 - 216 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the Honour of Man's Nature ; and that mixture of Falsehood is like Alloy in Coin of Gold and Silver, which may make the Metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Essays, i. Of Truth. LES plus habiles affectent toute leur vie de blamer les finesses, pour s'en servir... | |
 | Francesco Guicciardini - 1845 - 214 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the Honour of Man's Nature ; and that mixture of Falsehood is like Alloy in Coin of Gold and Silver, which may make the Metal work the better, but it emhaseth it. Essays, i. Of Truth. LES plus habiles affectent toute leur vie de blamer les finesses,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Mountaigny saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, Why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 730 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the hetter, but it embaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 páginas
...clean and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...serpent; which goeth basely upon the belly, and not npon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious... | |
 | John Locke - 1849 - 372 páginas
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...perfidious : and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and such an odious charge,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 páginas
...thai clean anoTrouiwHealing is the honour of man^l nature, and lhat mixture of falsehood is like alloy Tbjgjs certain, that a man that studieth revenge, keejjs. • his own wou embascth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent; which goeth basely... | |
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