 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...  Endeavours After the Christian Life: Discourses - Page 22de James Martineau - 1885 - 508 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 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
...in his harangue, " in hot pursuit, the wound itself which brings him is not felt." — Bacon says, He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that...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
...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...mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death: but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is " Nunc dimittis,"... | |
 | John Ferriar - 1812 - 430 pages
...Trim, in his harangue, " in hot pursuit, the wound itself which brings him is not felt."— Bacon says, He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hqt blood, who for the time scarce feels the hurt, Among these instances of remarkable deaths, I am... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...natural to die as to be born : and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is a* painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit- is like one that...mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good doth avert the dolours of death : but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, " Nunc " dimittis,"... | |
 | 1862 - 818 pages
...the tropical heat of an awful crisis. Nor even at the last is the woman wholly lost in the heroine. " He that dies in an earnest pursuit is like one that...mind fixed 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...nutural 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...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 - 1818 - 312 pages
...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...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 - 1819 - 580 pages
...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...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 - 1820 - 548 pages
...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...mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death: but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, "Nunc liimittis,"... | |
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