 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 380 pages
...great deal, that men ihould say there was no such man at all as Plutarch, than that they mould say, " there was one Plutarch that would eat his children as soon as they were born," as the poets and superstitious speak of Saturn ; as the contumely is greater towards God, and the danger... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...rather a great deal men should say there was no such a man at all as Plutarch, than that they should say there was one Plutarch, that would eat his children as soon as they were born;" as the poets speak of Saturn: and, as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...a great deal men should say there " was no such man at all as Plutarch, than " that they should say there was one Plutarch, " that would eat his children as soon as they " were born ;" as the poets speak of Saturn ; and, as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...Superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose : " Surely (saith he) I had rather a great deal men should say, there was...that would eat his children as soon as they were born ;" as the poets speak of Saturn. And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...Superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose : " Surely (saith he) I had rather a great deal men should say, there was...that would eat his children as soon as they were born ;" as the .poets speak of Saturn. And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose : " Surely," saith he, " I had rather a great deal men should say, there was...would " eat his children as soon as they were born ; as the " poets speak of Saturn." And as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...a great deal men should say there was no such a man at all as Plutarch, than, that they should say there was one Plutarch, that would eat his children as soon as they were born;" as the poets speak of Saturn: and, as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...rather a great deal'men should say there was no such a man at all as Plutarch, than that they should say there was one Plutarch, that would eat his children as soon as they were born ;" as the poets speak of Saturn : and, as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose : " Surely," saith he, " I had rather a great deal men should . say there was...would eat his children as soon as they were " born;" as the poets speak of Saturn: and, as the contumely is greater towards God, so the danger is greater... | |
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God at all, than such an opinion as is unworthy of him. For the one is unbelief, the other is contumely; and certainly superstition is the reproach of the Deity. Plutarch saith well to that purpose: Surely... 
