 | Francis Bacon - 1861 - 860 pages
...are within men's power to effect. His Lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of Laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the Natural History' diverted him, which... | |
 | 1867 - 332 pages
...It is probable, as Kawley's preface says, it may have been Lord Bacon's intention " to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but forseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1882 - 570 pages
...are within men's power to effect. His lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1884 - 564 pages
...are within men's power to effect. His lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which... | |
 | Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1885 - 540 pages
...are within men's power to effect. His Lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of Laws, or of the best state or mould of a Commonwealth ; but foreseeing <it would be a long] work, his desire of collecting the Natural History diverted him, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1887 - 882 pages
...are within men's power to effect. His Lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of Laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the Natural History1 diverted him, which... | |
 | Saint Thomas More, Sir Thomas More (Saint) - 1895 - 508 pages
...According to his biographer, Dr. Rawley, 'his lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but, foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which... | |
 | Saint Thomas More - 1895 - 468 pages
...According to his biographer, Dr. Rawley, 'his lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but, foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which... | |
 | Saint Thomas More - 1895 - 464 pages
...According to his biographer, Dr. Rawley, 'his lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but, foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 270 pages
...works for the benefit of men. . . . His Lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the Natural History diverted him, which... | |
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His lordship thought also in this present fable to have composed a frame of laws, or of the best state or mould of a commonwealth ; but foreseeing it would be a long work, his desire of collecting the natural history diverted him, which he preferred many... 
