 ... the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day with surpassing effort to struggle up to the summit of power and be masters of the world.  The Hibbert Lectures - Pàgina 1651881Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1866 - 212 pàgines
...unhappy men to overstep the founds of right and sometimes as partners and agents of crimes to strive night and day with surpassing effort to struggle up to the summit of power, — these sores of life are in no small measure fostered by the dreadb'of_death. For foul scorn and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 pàgines
...and going astray in their search for the path of life, see the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day with...to the summit of power and be masters of the world. p. 3, 1. 16. — Essais II. 18. Montaigne in this passage is supposed to allude to Lysander's saying... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 pàgines
...life, see the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day witli surpassing effort to struggle up to the summit of power and be masters of the world. p. 3, 1. 1C. — Essais II. 18. Montaigne in this passage is supposed to allude to Lysander's saying... | |
 | Alexander Roberts, Sir James Donaldson - 1871 - 524 pàgines
...things are done by men not unskilful and ignorant, does Lucretius exclaim : " O foolish minds of men ! O blinded breasts ! In what darkness of life and in how great dangers is passed this term of life, whatever be its duration !" Who that is possessed of any sense would not laugh at... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 700 pàgines
...and going astray in their search for the path of life, see the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day with...to the summit of power and be masters of the world. p. 8,1. 16. — Essais II. 18. Montaigne in this passage is supposed to allude to Lysnnder's saying... | |
 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - 1875 - 66 pàgines
...and going astray in their search for the path of life, see the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day with...darkness of life, and in how great dangers is passed this term of life whatever its duration! not choose to see that nature craves for herself no more than... | |
 | Thomas William Rhys Davids - 1881 - 286 pàgines
...along the plains without sharing yourself in " the danger. But nothing is more sweet than to hold J'the lofty and serene positions, well fortified by the...the summit of power, and be " masters of the world. O miserable minds of men ! "O blinded breasts ! in what darkness of life and in "how great dangers... | |
 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - 1884 - 360 pàgines
...going astray in their search for the path of life, — see the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day with...to the summit of power and be masters of the world. O miserable minds of men ! O blinded breasts ! in what darkness of life, and in how great dangers is... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - 722 pàgines
...and going astray in their search for the path of life, see the contest among them of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the .striving night and day with...struggle up to the summit of power and be masters oi the world. p. 8, 1. 1C. — JZssais II. 18. Montaigne in this passage is supposed to allude to Lysnnder's... | |
 | John Masson - 1884 - 288 pàgines
...abroad and going astray in their search for the path of life, to see the contest of intellect, the rivalry of birth, the striving night and day with surpassing effort to struggle up to the height of power and be masters of the world. O miserable minds of men ! O blinded hearts ! in what... | |
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