 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 pàgines
...give a passport to Faith; but it ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. XXXII. OF DISCOURSE. SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold arguments, than of judgment, in discerning what is true. As if it were a praise to know what might... | |
 | Casimir Stanislas Arpentigny - 1889 - 474 pàgines
...been put before the world more clearly than by the author of a now somewhat obsolete but most 82 " Some in their discourse desire rather commendation...what might be said, and not what should be thought." — BACON, " Of Discourse." 83 "The Influence of Environment may be investigated in two main aspects.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 300 pàgines
...a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be thought. Some have certain commonplaces and themes wherein they are good, and want variety ; which kind of poverty is for the 1 Should. See note I, Essay xxii. page 128. most part tedious, and, when it is once perceived, ridiculous.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - 788 pàgines
...1 So in the original : corrected with a pen into contemne in the British Museum copy. OF DISCOURSE. SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit in being able to holde all arguments, then cf Judgement in discerning what is true, as if it were a praise to know what... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pàgines
...a passport to faith; but it ought rather to kindle it to discharge itself. XXXII. —OF DISCOURSE. SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit, in being able to hold all arguments, 2 than of judgment, in discerning what is true; as if it were a praise to know what might be said and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1893 - 342 pàgines
...1 A censure of this nature has been applied by some to Dr. Johnson, and possibly with some reason. if it were a praise to know what might be said, and not what should be thought. Some have certain common-places and themes, wherein they are good, and want variety ; which kind of poverty is for the... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1894 - 688 pàgines
...certainly, you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over-formal. OF DISCOURSE. SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation...and not what should be thought. Some have certain commonplaces and themes wherein they are good, and want variety ; which kind of poverty is for the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1896 - 426 pàgines
...Commendation of Wit, in being able to hold all Argnments, then of lndgment, in discerning what is Trne : As if it were a Praise, to know what might be Said, and not what shonld be Thonght. Some have certaine Common Places, and Theames, wherein they are good, and want Variety... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1897 - 448 pàgines
...Discourse* desire rather Commendation of Wit5, in being able to hold all Arguments6, then of ludgment, in discerning what is True ; As if it were a Praise...be Said, and not what should be Thought. Some have certaine Common Places7 and Theames wherein 5 they are good, and want Variety ; Which kinde of Poverty... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1899 - 490 pàgines
...SOME in their Discourse, desire rather Commendation of Wit, in being able to hold all Arguments, then of Judgment, in discerning what is True : As if it...be Said, and not what should be Thought Some have certaine Common Places, and Theames, wherein they are good, and want Variety : Which kinde of Poverty... | |
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SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit in being able to hold all arguments than of judgment in discerning what is true, as if it were a praise to know what might be said and not what should be thought. 
