It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood ; who, for the time, scarce feels the hurt ; and therefore a mind... The Living Age - Page 2481916Full view - About this book
| James Anderson - 1792 - 390 pages
...that dies in an earnest pursuit,, is like one that 5s wounded in hot blood, who, rfor the time, scares feels the hurt ; and therefore a mind, fixed and bent -upon somewhat that is good and praise worthy, does thereby avert the terrors of death." .Bacon. he wiihes to see in this miscellany,... | |
| John Ferriar - 1798 - 334 pages
...wound itself which brings him is not felt." — Bacon says, He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood, who for the time scarce feels the hurt. Among these instances of remarkable deaths, I am surprised that the curious story of Cardinal Bentivoglio... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood; who, for the...and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death: but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is " Nunc dimittis," when a man... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...little infant, perhaps, the one is a* painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit- is like one that is wounded in hot blood ; who, for the...and bent upon somewhat that is good doth avert the dolours of death : but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, " Nunc " dimittis," when a... | |
| 1862 - 818 pages
...Nor even at the last is the woman wholly lost in the heroine. " He that dies in an earnest pursuit is like one that is wounded in hot blood, who, for the...and bent upon somewhat that is good doth avert the dolours of death," says Bacon. So the thought of saving her country by her death, fills the young girl's... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...a little infant perhaps the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood, who for the time scarce feels the hurt; and therefore a * To illustrate this observation. I remember an anecdote of a man committing suicide, and giving as... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...a little infant perhaps the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood, who for the time scarce feels the hurt; and therefore a * To illustrate this observation. I remember an anecdote of a man committing suicide, and giving as... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood ; who, for the...time, scarce feels the hurt ; and therefore a mind fixt and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolors of death : but above all, believe it,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...that is wounded in hot blood ; who, for the time, scarce feels the hurt ; and therefore a mind fixt and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolors of death : but above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, Nunc dimittis ; when a man hath obtained worthy... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood; who, for the...and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death: but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, "Nunc liimittis," when a man... | |
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