 ... 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 man with shame as to be found false and perfidious.  Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political - Seite 4von Francis Bacon - 1812 - 295 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 Seiten
...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...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montagne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such ESSAYS... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1850 - 590 Seiten
...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 man with shame as to Tie found false and perfidjojjs ; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily,' when he inquired the reason,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 Seiten
...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...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, saith he,... | |
 | Maxims - 1852 - 242 Seiten
...measures. There cannot be a greater treachery, than first to raise a confidence, and then deceive it. There is no vice, that doth so cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious. Truth alone, without eloquence, is sufficiently powerful and persuasive : and stands in need of no... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 Seiten
...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 mau with shame as to be found false and perfidious: and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 Seiten
...winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent ; which goeth basely upon the belly, and not lexander's father, gave sentence against a prisoner...drowsy, and seemed to give small attention. The pr Montagne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason, why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 320 Seiten
...other words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday. '20. There is no vice that doth so much cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious. All that a man gCts by lying is, that he is not believed when he speaks the truth. '21. The man of... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1855 - 348 Seiten
...other words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday. 20. There is no vice that doth so much cover a man with shame, as to be found false and perfidious. All that a man gets by lying is, that he is not believed when he speaks the truth. 21. The man of true... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 Seiten
...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...found false and perfidious ; and therefore Montaigne 1 saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace, and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 812 Seiten
...book. 2 veritatem aut potiut vcracitatem, 3 upertam el minime fucatam in negotiis gerendis ratiotum. doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false...should be such a disgrace and such an odious charge ? Saith he, If it be well wet 'g tied, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave... | |
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