 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...with Tales, fo is the other. Certainly the contemplation of Death, as the rvages of fin, and paflage to another World, is Holy and Religious ; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto Nature, is weak. Yet in Religious Meditations, there is fometimes mixture of vanity and fuperftition.... | |
 | Abel Boyer - 1702 - 404 pages
...forget to Live. 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
...; it being 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... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pages
...fear the Dark. And as that natu^ndchliM -"JL ral Fear in Children is increafed by frightful Tales ; fo is the other. Certainly, the Contemplation of Death, as the Wages of Sin, " and the Pafiage to another World, is pious and wholefome ; but the Fear of it, as a Debt due to Nature,... | |
 | 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
...anfwer equally well 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,... | |
 | 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...and religious; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Yet in religious meditations there is sometimes mixture of vanity and of superstition.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...: it being 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 religious; but the fear of it, as a 'tribute due unto nature, is wealc, Yet in religious meditations there is sometimes mixture of vanity and of superstition.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...foretold, 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...and religious ; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Yet in religious meditations, there is sometimes mixture of vanity and superstition.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...men ; it 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...and religious ; but the fear of it, as a tribute due unto nature, is weak. Yet in religious meditations, there is sometimes mixture of vanity and superstition.... | |
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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... 
