 But thus you see we maintain a trade, not for gold, silver, or jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter, but only for God's first creature, which was light; to have light, I say, of the growth of all parts of the world.  Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, and ... - Page 147by Francis Bacon - 1859Full view - About this book
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 778 pages
...for gold, silver, or jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter; hut only for God's first creature, which was light ; to...we were all astonished to hear so strange things so prohahly told. And he perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat, hut had it not ready, in great... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Philosophers - 1846 - 730 pages
...we maintain a trade, not for gold, silver, or jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter; but only for God's first creature,...all parts of the world." And when he had said this be was silent, and so were we all ; for indeed we were all astonished to hear so strange things so... | |
 | 1848 - 468 pages
...we maintain a trade not for gold, silver, nor jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was light ; to have light of the growth of all parts of the world." The information obtained by these missions is brought home... | |
 | 1848 - 464 pages
...we maintain a trade not for gold, silver, nor jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was light ; to have light of the growth of all parts of the world." The information obtained by these missions is brought home... | |
 | Sir Thomas More (Saint) - Utopias - 1852 - 348 pages
...we maintain a trade, not for gold, silver, or jewels, nor for silks, nor for spices, nor any other commodity of matter, but only for God's first creature,...we were all astonished to hear so strange things so prohably told. And he, perceiving that we were willing to say somewhat, but had it not ready, in great... | |
 | 1857 - 526 pages
...proposition out of the whole. In the course of our search for additional stores of" God's first creature, light : to have light. I say, of the growth of all parts of the world," we fell in with an " island of spices" in four sermons preached before the University of Cambridge... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 854 pages
...kind in order to explain why a model-king for wisdom and knowledge should be likened to Solomon JS] commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was Light : to have light (1 say) of the growth of all parts of the world." ' And when he had said this, he was silent ; and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (Viscount St. Albans) - Philosophy - 1857 - 856 pages
...kind in order to explain why a model-king for wisdom and knowledge should be likened to Solomon JS~\ commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was Light: to have If;/ fit (I say) of the growth of all parts of the world." ' And when he had said this, he was silent... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1859 - 856 pages
...in order to explain why a model-king for wisdom and knowledge should be likened to Solomon — JS] commodity of matter ; but only for God's first creature, which was Light: to have light (1 say) of the growth of all parts of the world." ' And when he had said this, he was silent ; and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1862 - 470 pages
...we maintain a trade, not for gold, silver, or jewels; nor for silks; nor for spices ; nor any other commodity of matter; but only for God's first creature,...(I say) of the growth of all parts of the world." J And when he had said this, he was silent ; and so were we all. For indeed we were all astonished... | |
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