 | Abel Boyer - 1702 - 404 pages
...Moft Men fpend the firft part of their Lives in rendring the other miferable. •* Men fear Death, as Children fear to go in the Dark ; and as that natural Fear is encreafed in Children with Talcs , fo is the other. Certainly the Stoickr beftowed too much coft... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 528 pages
...foretold, that Chrift at his Second Coming fhall not find Faith upon Earth. U, Of DEATH. MEN fear DEATH, as Children fear to go in the Dark. And as that natural Fear in Children is increafed with frightful Tales, fo is the other alfo. Certainly, the Meditation of DEATH, as DEATH... | |
 | 1781 - 364 pages
...childhlainr ? ANTIQJJARIUS. N° 87. N°8y. TUEsDAY, March 7. 17^0. Men fear death as children fear fa go in the dark ; and, as that natural fear in children is increafed -with tales, fo is the other. BACoN. THERE is in the mind of man a fund of fuperftition,... | |
 | Henry Mackenzie - 1783 - 340 pages
...in the cafe of thildllains ? I am, &c. ANTIQ.UARIUS. N° 87. TUESDAY, March 7, i780. Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark ; and, as that natural fear in children is increafed •with tales, fa is the other. BACoN. THHRE is in the mind of man a fund of fuperftition,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...judgment, houv'u and hell, Who oft doth think; must needs die well. SIR WALTER RAI.EOK: MEN fear death as children fear to go in the dark, and as that natural...children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin and passage to another world, is holy and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...Christ cometh," he shall not " find faith upon earth." or MEN fear death as children fear to go into the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin and passage to another world, is holy and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...foretold, that when " Christ cometh," he shall not " find " faith upon earth." OF DEATH. MEN fear death as children fear to go in the dark ; and as that natural...children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin and passage to another world is holy and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...being foretold, that when Christ coraeth, " he shall not find faith upon the earth." IVJ.EN fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark : and as that natural...children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly the contemplation of Death, as " the wages of sin," and passage to another world, is holy... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...that when Christ cometh, " he shall not find faith upon the earth." ©f «Dr atl). JVlEN fear Death, as children fear to go in the dark : and as that natural...children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly the contemplation of Death, as " the wages of sin," and passage to another world, is holy... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...foretold, that when Christ cometh he shall not Jind faith upon the earth. II. OF DEATH. MEN fear death, as children fear to go in the dark : and as that natural...children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin, and passage to another world, is holy and... | |
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Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark : and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other. Certainly, the contemplation of death, as the wages of sin and passage to another world, is holy and religious ; but the... 
