Inside Out Library · Explore

The essayes; or, Covnsels, civill and morall, of Francis Lo. Vervlam, Viscount St. Alban (1629)

Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 · London, Printed by I. Haviland, and are sold by R. Allot · leaf 233

An illustration from The essayes; or, Covnsels, civill and morall, of Francis Lo. Vervlam, Viscount St. Alban, 1629, leaf 233
-on, that the Globe of the Earth, had greatParts beyond the Atlanticke ; Whichmought be Probably conceiued, not to beall vSca: And adding thercto,thc Traditionin Platos Timew^Sc hisAtlanticus^xt moughtcnceuragcOnc, toturncit i0 2Predi6lion,The third,and laftCwhich is the Great one^is, that almoft… … Of Ambition. XXXVf. Mhition is likeC/^^^/^r^ Whichis an Humour, thac ma-kech Men A<ftiuc,Earoefl:,Full of Alacritie,and Stir-ring, if it be not flopped.But if it b<: flopped, andcannot h^uc his Way jit bccommeth Aduft,and thereby Maligne and Venomous. SoAmhitioiM il^«, if they findc the way…

Internet Archive · Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The essayes; or, Covnsels, civill and morall, of Francis Lo. Vervlam, Viscount St. Alban

More like this