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 Eclectic Review - Seite 310herausgegeben von - 1850Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1850 - 806 Seiten
...the drunkard, the suicide, are all positive proofs that the fear of death has no restraining power ; or if any, still not enough to counteract the emotions,...maddening passions which lead men to commit murder are to be held in check by it ? And now having shown that murderers cannot be restrained by the threat... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...weeping, and 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 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 Seiten
...weeping, and 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 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...weeping, and 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 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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 Seiten
...like, shew Death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the mind of roan 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... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 Seiten
...weeping, and 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 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 Seiten
...blacks and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is n« 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... | |
| 1821 - 416 Seiten
...weeping, and 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 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... | |
| Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1854 - 580 Seiten
...go in the dark " ; and yet it is so far from being universally true, as Lord Bacon remarks, " that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it sometimes mates and masters the fear of death." Mori vcllc, non tantum fortis, aut miser, sed etiam... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 Seiten
...weeping, and 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 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... | |
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