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" Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of his law. The people assembled ; Mahomet called the hill to come to him again and again : and when the hill stood still,... "
The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England - Page 38
by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral ; And, Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...and from the Top of it, offer up his Prayers, for the Obfervers of his Law. The People affembled ; Mahomet called the Hill to come to him, again and again : And when the Hill ftood ftill, he was never a whit abafhed, but faid ; If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet...
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Notes and Queries

Electronic journals - 1853 - 706 pages
...remarks, not to include elocution in actio ; which was certainly not Cicero's understanding of the word. "If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill."] Query, What is the authority for this well-known story ? Essay XIII. Of Goodness.— " The Turks, a...
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Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 564 pages
...many times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers...again ; and when the hill stood still, he was never a whit3 abashed, but 1 Plut. Vtt. Demosth. 17, 18. « Politic. Political; civil. 3 Whit. The least degree;...
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Bacon's Essays: With Annotations

Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...many times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers...again ; and when the hill stood still, he was never a whit3 abashed, but 1 Plut. Vlt. Demosth. 17, 1 8. 3 Politic. Political; civil. 3 Whit. The least degree...
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The Essays Or Counsels Civil and Moral. With the Wisdom of the Ancients ...

Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...him, and from the Top of it offer up his Prayers for the Obfervers of his Law. The People aflembled ; Mahomet called the Hill to come to him again and again : and when the Hill ftood ftill, he was never a whit abafhed, but faid ; If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet...
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The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - English literature - 1858 - 812 pages
...times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call an hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers of his la\v. The people assembled ; Mahomet called the hill to come to him, again and again ; and when the...
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Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis ..., Volume 6

Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call an hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers...If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will c/o to the hill. So these men, when they have promised great matters and failed most shamefully, yet...
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A class-book of English prose, with biogr. notices, explanatory notes and ...

Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...many times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers...said, " If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will-go to the hill." So these men, when they have promised great matters, and failed most shamefully,...
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The Prose and Prose Writers of Britain from Chaucer to Ruskin: With ...

Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...many times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers...said, " If the hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will-go to the hill." So these men, when they have promised great matters, and failed most shamefully,...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...many times do Mahomet's miracle. Mahomet made the people believe that he would call a hill to him, and from the top of it offer up his prayers for the observers...again ; and when the hill stood still, he was never a whit"abashed, but 1 Pint Vst. Demosth. 11, 18. * Politic, Political; civil. ' Whit. The least degree...
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