 | 1801 - 446 pagina’s
...Its a pleasure to stand upon the shore and see ships tost upon the sea: — a pleasure to stand, on the window of a castle and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below ; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of... | |
 | 1917 - 434 pagina’s
...correct, will never set him on fire. Then turn to the accidental translation in Bacon's Essay on Truth : ' It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea ; A pleasure to stand in the window of a Castle, and to see a Battaile, and the Adventures... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 pagina’s
...earth, to have a man's mind move in Charity, rest in Providence, and turn upon, the poles of TRUTH. It is a pleasure, to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed on the sea : a pleasure, to ttarid at the window of a castle, and to sec a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 pagina’s
...earth, to have a man's mind move in Charity, rest in Providence, and turn upon the poles of TRUTH. It is a pleasure, to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tossed on the sea : a pleasure, to •tand at the window of a castle, and to sec a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pagina’s
...Poet* that beautified the sectf which Was otherwise inferior to the rest, says yet excellently well : " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand in the window^ of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pagina’s
...poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to the rest, saith yet excellently well, " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1877 - 624 pagina’s
...sect of philosophers, which was otherwise less noble than the rest, yet said excellently well : — " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea ; a pleasure to stand at the window of a castle and to watch a battle, with the adventure thereof below ; but no pleasure... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pagina’s
...poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to the rest, saith yet excellently well, " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and " to see ships tost upon the sea : a pleasure to " stand in the window of a castle, and to see a " battle, and the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pagina’s
...poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to the rest, saith yet excellently well : " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see...the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pagina’s
...poet that beautified the sect, that was otherwise inferior to the rest, saith yet excellently well : " It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see...the window of a castle, and to see a battle, and the adventures thereof below : but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage-ground of... | |
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It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore and to see ships tossed upon the sea; a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below; but no pleasure is comparable to the standing upon the vantage ground of... 
