 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 648 pages
...say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation, than duty taught and understood; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer...a seeing man can by a light. And it is without all contro- . versy, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to... | |
 | Charles Richard Elrington - 1822 - 246 pages
...that a blind custom of obedience should be a " surer obligation, than duty taught and understood ; it is " to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer...a seeing man can by a light. And it is without all contro" versy, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, " generous, amiable, and pliant to... | |
 | Presbyterianism - 1822 - 586 pages
...say that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty, taught and understood, is to affirm that a blind man may tread surer by a guide, than a seeing man can by a light." Within this narrow compass 'is comprised the whole philosophy of the debate. I believe that it is now... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 642 pages
...say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation, than duty taught and understood ; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer...learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable.and pliant to government; whereas ignorance makes them churlish, thwarting, and mutinous :... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Logic - 1825 - 432 pages
...say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood ; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer by a guide than a seeing man can by a light. And itjs without all controversy, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...say that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood, is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer by a guide titan a seeing man can by a light. And it is without all controversy, that learning doth make the minds... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1826 - 626 pages
...say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation, than duty taught and understood ; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer...learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to government ; whereas ignorance makes them churlish, thwarting, and mutinous... | |
 | Walter Scott - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1833 - 552 pages
...say that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood, is to affirm that a blind man may tread surer by a...controversy, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, amiable, and pliant to government; whereas ignorance makes them churlish, thwarting, and mutinous :... | |
 | Walter Scott - Characters and characteristics in literature - 1833 - 496 pages
...say that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood, is to affirm that a blind man may tread surer by a...controversy, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, amiable, and pliant to government ; whereas ignorance makes them churlish, thwarting, and mutinous... | |
 | 1850 - 772 pages
...surer obligation than duty taught and understood. it is to affirm that a blind man may tread sorer by a guide than a seeing man can by a light. And it is without all controversy, that 'The whole of this passage deserves more consideration than such lessons ore likely to receive from... | |
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For to say, that a blind custom of obedience should be a surer obligation than duty taught and understood; it is to affirm, that a blind man may tread surer by a guide than a seeing man can by a light. 
