 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 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. LORD BACON : Essay /., Of Tnt/ft. There is no vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...a 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...lies, where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets,8 nor for advantage, as with the merchant, but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell: this same... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...a 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...should love lies, where neither they make for pleasure, 15 as with poets, nor with advantage, as with the merchant, but for the lie's sake. But I cannot tell... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1926 - 928 pages
...a natural though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later school of l he Grecians examineth uch, Lycidas, thy loss to shepherd's ear. Where were...of your loved Lycidas? For neither were ye playing show the masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1926 - 332 pages
...selfe. One of the later Schoole of the Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand8 to thinke what should be in it", that men should love Lies; Where neither they make for Pleasure, 15 as with Poets ; Nor for Advantage, as with the Merchant ; but for the Lie's sake. But I cannot tell10:... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 378 pages
...a natural though corrupt love of the lie itself. One of the later school5 of the Grecians examineth the matter and is at a stand to think what should...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.... | |
 | William Blake - Literary Collections - 1966 - 964 pages
...itself. One of the later school of the Grecians examincth the matter, and is at a stand to think w hat should be in it, that men should love lies, where...I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open da) light, that doth not shew the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world half so stately... | |
 | W. W. Robson, William Wallace Robson - Literary Criticism - 1984 - 288 pages
...an ugly style if we could agree that we were being brought nearer to the truth by it. As Bacon says, 'Truth is a naked and open daylight that doth not...masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world half as stately and daintily as candlelight.' But is it truth that we are getting? 50 No short answer can... | |
 | Robert L. Montgomery - Literary Criticism - 2010 - 229 pages
...but a natural though corrupt lov e of the lie itself. One of the later school of Grecians examineth the matter, and is at a stand to think what should be in il. that men should love lies, where neither they make for plrasure. as with poets, nor for advantage.... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - Literary Collections - 1995 - 304 pages
...rest in Providence and turn upon the poles of truth." How profound the observation in this passage! "This same truth is a naked and open daylight that doth not show the masks and mummeries and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candle lights.... | |
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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... 
