 Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law out of office.  The Retrospective Review - Page 211854Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1861 - 630 lehte
...persecutor.' This is a doctrine which every persecutor in the world would fully admit. OF KEVENGE. EVENGE is a kind of wild justice which the more Man's -*-*'...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out : for as for the first wrong, it docs but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the... | |
 | 1862 - 488 lehte
...remember or act upon the calm teachings of Bacon, as given us in his well known essay, beginning, " Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out." No one that knows any thing of the human heart can flatter himself with the belief that the feelings... | |
 | William Nicolson - 1862 - 108 lehte
...may be clearly seen by the foregoing extract from Bishop Butler : — " Revenge," says Lord Bacon, " is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more law ought to weed it out." But this kind of " wild justice," this Cherokee morality, is all that the... | |
 | Alphonse Mariette - 1863 - 400 lehte
...of talent which led to the glories 11 of Marengo and Hohenlinden. SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON. ON REVENGE. Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to,12 the more ought law to weed it 1 Prevailed, regnaient — * plur. — 3 cannot beexplained, ne... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 lehte
...pressure of consciences, were commonly interessed therein themselves for their own ends. IV. OF REVENGE. 4 REVENGE is a kind of wild justice ; which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the... | |
 | Wise sayings - 1864 - 394 lehte
...to win with words, Nor lurking toys, which city-life affords. Retirement. — THOMAS LODGE. REVENGE. Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out : for as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law, but the revenge of that wrong puttcth the... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 lehte
...priests and monks spun their dirty cobwebs of sophistry and superstition! Coleridge. OF REVENGE. Kevenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. For as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the law, but the revenge of that wrong putteth the law... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 lehte
...Blair on Addison and other writers. ESSAY IV. REVENGE. REVENGE is a kind of wild justice, which the [1] more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out : for as for the first wrong, it doth but offend the [!.] Revenge : the disposition to inflict, or... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 lehte
...propagating a false religion, obeys the command of God, and is not a persecutor.' ESSAY IV. OF REVENGE. REVENGE is a kind of wild justice which the more Man's...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out : for as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 lehte
...a doctrine which every persecutor in the world would fully admit.. ESSAY IV. OF REVENGE. T> EVENGE is a kind of wild justice which the more Man's -'-•'...nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out : for as for the first wrong, it does but offend the law ; but the revenge of that wrong putteth the... | |
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