The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1902-08-14
THREE OF LORD BACON's ESSAYS.

II IF1KEE Or LORD BACON'S ESSAYS. II
Of Suspicion Suspicious amongst thoughts like bats
amongst Birds they fly by twilight certainly they
the we'll guarded they mind they
lose friends and they check with business whereby
currently and constantly they dispose kings tyranny
bands to jealousy wise esoution melancholy they
defects not in the heart but in the brain; they place
stou natures the example Henry England
was not suspicious and in such
position they commonly they admitted with
examination, whether they likely fearful they
gain ground too fast There nothing makes suspect
than know tt and therefore remedy suspicious
by procuring to know and keep their suspicious
smother What would they they employ
and deal with saints? DO they not think they will have their
ends and be uer themselves than them? Therefore
better suspicious upon
suspicious and bride
ought to make of suspicious provide
be true that he suspects yet it do him hurt Sus
that the mind of itself gathers buzzes suspicious
that aifcy nourishe and put heads
and whispengs of Others have sngs Certainly
clear the suspicious frankly
them with the party that he suspects thereby
to know of the truth them than he did efore whaR
shall make that ccumspect give further
But this would be done
they if they find themselves suspected will be The
italian Suspicion the passport faith suspicion did
give to th but it ought rather to kind to discharge
itself
Of Seeming wk hath opinion, the French
they SEEM the Spanars seem wiser they
nations certainly between
and for the apostle saith of godness Havng show of
godlines but denying the thereof certainly there
omnly Trfes with great effort is ridiculous thing and
fit for satire of judgment what shifts these formal
lists and what pospeces make supces body that
hath depth and bulk Some close and reserved they will
show their but dark light and always keep back
somewhat and when they know within themselves they speak that
they do we'll know would nevertheless others know Of
that which they we'll speak Some help themselves with
countenance and gesture Cicero saith Of
Piso answered fetched
his forehead bent the other down his ch Responde aer
ad ontem subo atero ad mentum dpresso supero cude
tenn ib pace Some think bear it by speaking great
word and being perempoy take by admance that
which they make good Some whatsoever beyond their
REACH will to desps make light of mpertnent
and would have their judgment Some
without difference and commonly by amusing with
uby banch the NATTER of whom A. Geus saith "A foolish
who tters the weight of matters by fnespun ng
words Of which kind also Plato his Proagoras brngeh
Podcus and makeh him make speech that
distinctions from the beginning the end Generally
all deliberations find be OF the negative side and affect credit
to object and orete difficulties for when propositions
there end of them; but if they be allowed requireth
work which false point wisdom
ud there decayng merchant inward bgga hath many
uphold the credit OF wealth these empty have
maintain the credit Of their sucency Seeming
shift opinion but let employment
certainly better take for business somewhat absurd
than over-formal
Innovations AS the births of living shap
soareal Innovations which the births time notwhsnd
ing those that first bring their family commonly
worthy than most that succeed the first precedent f be-
good) seldom attained by imitation ill
stands perverted hath natural motion strongest continuance but
good forced notion strongest at first Surely medicine is
innovation and he that will apply remedies expect
evils for time the nnovator and time alter
things the and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to-
the better what shall be the end? It that settled
by though be not good yet at least it f and those
things which have long together confederate
themselves things piece WE'LL but though
besides thew are like STRANGERS mora d;rad and less ~
this true time stood STILL which, moeth round