 | Homer Baxter Sprague - English literature - 1874 - 462 pages
...but it embascth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which gouth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There...as to be found false and perfidious: and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which 6s may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth...man with shame as to be found false and perfidious ; 70 and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth29 it. For these winding and crooked courses are the...so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious;30 and therefore Montaigne31 saith prettily when he inquired the reason why the word of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1909 - 364 pages
...clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious. And therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1909 - 360 pages
...that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature; and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...better, but it embaseth it. For these winding and 0 Lucretius. ' Epicureans. crooked courses are the goings of the serpent; which goeth basely upon the... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Reasoning - 1910 - 330 pages
...clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature ; and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...to be found false and perfidious. And, therefore, Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Sebastian Bauza - 1912 - 284 pages
...honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, \vhich may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth...and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent ; \\hich goeth basely upon the belly, and not upon the feet. There is no vice that doth so cover a... | |
 | William Henry Hudson - 1914 - 362 pages
...clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie shoiild be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Percy Waldron Long - English language - 1915 - 156 pages
...that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal...as to be found false and perfidious; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be such a disgrace,... | |
 | Clerks - 1915 - 436 pages
...and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but embaseth it. For these winding and croocked courses are the goings of the serpent; which goeth...as to be found false and perfidious; and therefore Montaigne saith prettily, when he inquired the reason why the word of the lie should be in such a disgrace,... | |
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... of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth 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... 
