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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ... - Page 36
by New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827
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Francis Bacon - 1819 - 616 pages
...will, and his own way; as one that revered himself, and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man, he would have been termed proud. But in a wise Prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all; not admitting any near or full approach,...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 5

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 616 pages
...will, and his own way; as one that revered himself, and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man, he would have been termed proud. But in a wise Prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all; not admitting any near or full approach,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans ..., Volume 5

Francis Bacon - 1824 - 624 pages
...will, and his own way ; as one that revered himself, and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man, he would have been termed proud. But in a wise prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all; not admitting any near or full approach,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 3

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 540 pages
...will, and his own way ; as one that revered himself, and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man, he would have been termed proud. But in a wise prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all ; not admitting any near or full approach,...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 3

Francis Bacon - 1825 - 546 pages
...will, and his own way ; as one that revered himself, and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man, he would have been termed proud. But in a wise prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all ; not admitting any near or full approach,...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral ..., Volume 2, Parts 3-4

Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...at that time, many interpretations. Some were of opinion, that the perpetual rebellions where with he had been harassed, drove him to hate his people...several children, and with a crown also, though he won Id not acknowledge it, could do little with him. His mother he indeed reverenced much ; but seldom...
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ..., Volume 12

Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 860 pages
...countrie." 2Y 348 Hibtory. ^—•••^ .*"»•From AD 1485. to 1534. 1509. he been a private man he would have been termed ' proud. But in a wise Prince, it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all ; not admitting any near or full approach...
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Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy, Volume 1

George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 778 pages
...will and his own way, as one that revered himself and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man he would have been termed proud ; but in a wise prince it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all, not admitting any near or full approach neither...
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Half hours of English history, selected and illustr. by C. Knight, Volume 1

English history - 1851 - 706 pages
...will and his own way, as one that revered himself and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man he would have been termed proud ; but in a wise prince it was but keeping of distance, which indeed he did towards all, not admitting any near or full approach neither...
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The Works of Francis Bacon ...: Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - 1858 - 812 pages
...will and his own way ; as one that revered himself, and would reign indeed. Had he been a private man he would have been termed proud : but in a wise Prince, it was but keeping of distance ; which indeed he did towards all ; not admitting any near or full approach...
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