 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. vol. 1-New [8th] - Sida 3081850Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 456 sidor
...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 - 1874 - 700 sidor
...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 2 and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 sidor
...and blacks,1 4 and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing,' 5 that there is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates1 6 and masters the fear of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1875 - 542 sidor
...looked round upon a yelling mob with an unflinching countenance. To adopt the commonplace of orators, " 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 preoccupateth... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1876 - 768 sidor
...tribute due unto nature, is weak. LORD BACON: Essay II., Of Death. 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.) - 1876 - 300 sidor
...shew death terrible. ao It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in Essay 2] ©f Beat!) 5 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... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1876 - 660 sidor
...weeping, and blacks4 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 5 and masters the fear of death ; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy, when a man hath so... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 sidor
...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... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 462 sidor
...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... | |
 | 1878 - 312 sidor
...discoloured face, and friends weeping, 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... | |
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