 To pass from theological and philosophical truth to the truth of civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin...  Illustrations of Lying, in All Its Branches - Strona 189autor: Amelia Opie - 1827 - Liczba stron: 283Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1869 - Liczba stron: 744
...deviations from " fair round dealing," and how they dishonestly extract from its context Bacon's sentence, " Mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver, which maketh the metal work the better." The unalloyed moral dignity of his father and Italian grandfather... | |
 | Aesop - 1869 - Liczba stron: 308
...wants nor uses. " Clear and round dealing," says Lord Bacon, " is the honour of man's nature : while a mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver ; it may make the metal work better, but it embaseth it." Hast thou a friend as heart may wish at will... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1870 - Liczba stron: 396
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not. that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it; for these winding and crooked... | |
 | William Giles Goddard - 1870 - Liczba stron: 548
...clear and round dealing is the honor of a man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it." * Conquer, Sir, if it be not too late, this perverse habit of your mind; superinduce upon your moral... | |
 | Frederick Arnold - 1873 - Liczba stron: 418
...civil business ; it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and, that...silver ; which may make the metal work the better, but cmbaseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - Liczba stron: 700
...civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round 2 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture...may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth 3 it; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely upon... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - Liczba stron: 274
...of civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and that mixture...silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it ever baseth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - Liczba stron: 474
...always that this prospect be — provided always that this prospect be accompanied. Other equivalents ? falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver,...which may make the metal •work * the better, but it embascth it. For these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent, which goeth basely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - Liczba stron: 100
...civil business, it will be acknowledged, even by those that practise it not, that clear and round 36 dealing is the honour of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like allay 37 in coin of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it ;... | |
 | Ezra Hall Gillett - 1874 - Liczba stron: 440
...will be acknowledged, even by those that practice it not, that clear and round dealing is the honor of man's nature, and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in com of gold or silver, which may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it ; for these winding... | |
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