Essays and New AtlantisVan Nostrand, 1942 - 302 pages |
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Francis Bacon Gordon Sherman Haight. 17 Of Superstition IT WERE better to have no opinion of God at all than such an opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief , the other is contumely , and certainly superstition is the ...
Francis Bacon Gordon Sherman Haight. 17 Of Superstition IT WERE better to have no opinion of God at all than such an opinion as is unworthy of him ; for the one is unbelief , the other is contumely , and certainly superstition is the ...
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... opinions of their council both separately and together ; for private opinion is more free , but opinion before others is more reverend . In private , men are more bold in their own humors ; and in consort , men are more obnoxious 12 to ...
... opinions of their council both separately and together ; for private opinion is more free , but opinion before others is more reverend . In private , men are more bold in their own humors ; and in consort , men are more obnoxious 12 to ...
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... opinion must be sent to Utopia.12 To speak now of the reformation and reglement 13 of usury , how the discommodities of it may be best avoided , and the commodities retained . It appears , by the balance of commodities and ...
... opinion must be sent to Utopia.12 To speak now of the reformation and reglement 13 of usury , how the discommodities of it may be best avoided , and the commodities retained . It appears , by the balance of commodities and ...
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