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 250
Exalrarion.Certainly, the great C^ul-• tiplicacion of Vertues vpon Humane Na-jture, refleth vpbn Societies well Ordai-ned, and Difciplincd. For Common-yvealths, and Good Goucrnmenrs, docnourift Vcrtuc Growne, but doe notmuch mend the Seeds. But the Mifcry is,that the moft Effe<3:nall Mcanes, are… … ortunc. XL. Tcannot be denied, butOutward Accidents c6-ducc much to Fortune :Fauour, OpportunitiesDeath of Othcrs,Occa-fion fitting Vcrtue. Butchiefly, the Mould of a Mans Fortune^ isin hii owHC hands, Faber quif^ Fortunefu<e ; faith the Pocr. And the moft Fre-quent of Externall Caufcs is, that…
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