 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1856 - 344 pages
...are put into the mouth of the hero. 7. Much falsehood and a spark of truth.] — "I cannot tell why, this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the present world, half so stately and daintily as... | |
 | 1856 - 824 pages
...Ruskin tell us, as Bacon told our fathers, that we have " a corrupt love of the lie itself," that " this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not show the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-light."... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...natural, though corrupt love of the lie i itself. One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the " matter, and is at a stand to think what should...truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily4 as candle-lights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...a natural though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should...; but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell : this game truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks and mummeries and triumphs of... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 874 pages
...distinguished from, and the opposite of, truth. " One of the later schools of the Grecians," said he, " is at a stand to think what should be in it, that men should love lies, where ncither they make for pleasure, as with p<xts, nor for advantage, as with the mereJiant ; but for the... | |
 | 1857 - 632 pages
...divine of Queen Bess's Court. Who do not remember how sweetly Bacon speaks of truth in metaphor, " This same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not show the masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights."... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Philosophy - 1858 - 620 pages
...natural, though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should...nor for advantage, as with the merchant, but for the He's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...natural, though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later .schools of the Grecians* examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should...advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie's sake. *r But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not show the masques,... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1860 - 544 pages
...natural, though corrupt, love of the lie itself. One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should...Truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and dantily as candle-lights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...a natural though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should...poets, nor for advantage, as with the merchant ; but 1 Cogitutionum vertigine. 2 ingenin quadam ventosa et ducursantin. 1 nee qua ex ed inventd cogitationilnu... | |
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One of the later school of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in it that men should love lies : where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets ; nor for advantage, as with the merchant ; but for the lie's... 
