 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 396 pages
...suspect without cause, why (hen make sport at me ; then let me beyourj«i(, I deserve it. As inrjett, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it ; namely, religion, matters of slate, and great persons. Bacon. No man ought to have the less reverence for the principles of religion,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Laughter - 1830 - 88 pages
...written upon this subject who does not concur in this opinion. Lord Bacon says, " As for jest, there are certain things which ought to be privileged from it...of importance, and any case that deserveth pity." " There is no greater confusion than jest and earnest." " Laughter," says Addison, " where things sacred... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1833 - 228 pages
...and jest with earnest : for it is a dull thing to ure, and, as we say now, to jade any thing too for. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to...is piquant, and to the quick ; that is a vein which should be bridled : *1 Faroe puer stimulis, et fortius utere loris." And, generally, men ought to find... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...sound judgment; not diverted from the truth by the strength of immediate impression. — He is a man of namely, religion, matters of state, great persons,...been asleep, except they dart out somewhat that is piqviant and to the quick, that is a vein which would be bridled : " Parce puer stimulis, et fortius... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...Sir Matthew Hale, and Harvey, and Syndenham. * As for jest, there be certain things which ought to br privileged from it; namely, religion, matters of state,...business of importance, and any case that deserveth pity. — LORD BACON. No time to break jests when the heart-strings are about to be broken. He that will... | |
 | British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 pages
...and jest with earnest : for it is a dull thing to tire, and as we say now, to jade any thing too far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to...to the quick; that is a vein which would be bridled : Parce puer stimulis, et fortius utere loris." And, generally, men ought to find the difference between... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 382 pages
...require the strictest composure and steadiness of thought." Lord Bacon says, " As for jest, there are certain things which ought to be privileged from it,...namely, religion, matters of state, great persons, and man's present business of importance, and any case that deserveth pity : there is no greater confusion... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 pages
...jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing to tire, and, as we say now, to jade any thing too far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to...the quick : that is a vein which would be bridled ; " Parce, puer, stimulis, et fortius utere loris." And generally men ought to find the difference... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 pages
...jest with earnest ; for it is a dull thing to tire, and, as we say now, to jade any thing too far. As for jest, there be certain things which ought to...importance, and any case that deserveth pity. Yet (here be some that think their wits have been asleep, except they dart out somewhat that is piquant,... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...which to fertilize a productive field, or give force to the wheel of some more active machine. EI $ As for jest, there be certain things which ought to...business of importance, and any case that deserveth pity.—LORD BACON. S Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold... | |
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As for jest, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it; namely, religion, matters of state, great persons, any man's present business of importance, and any case that deserveth pity. Yet there be some that think their wits have been... 
