 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 586 psl.
...But, I cannot tell ; this same Truth is a naked and open day. lighr, that doth not shew the Masques, and Mummeries, and Triumphs, of the world, half so stately, and daintily, as candle-lights. Doth any man doubt, that, if there were taken out of men's minds vain opinions, flattering hopes, false... | |
 | Charles Edward De Coetlogon - 1807 - 588 psl.
...Bur, I cannot tell ; this same Truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not shew the Masques, and Mummeries, and Triumphs, of the world, half so stately, and daintily, as candle-lights. Doth any man doubt, that, if there were taken out of men's minds vain opinions, flattering hopes, false... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 psl.
...sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that showeth best by day; but it will not rise to the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 psl.
...sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open daylight, that doth not shew the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day ; but it will not rise to... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 psl.
...the lye's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day : but it will not rise to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 psl.
...the lye's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as randle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day : but it will... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 psl.
...sake. But I cannot tell: this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day; but it will not rise to the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 psl.
...the lie's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day, but it will not rise to the... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 psl.
...the lie's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day, but it will not rise to the... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 psl.
...the lie's sake. But I cannot tell : this same truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl, that sheweth best by day : but it will not rise to... | |
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Truth may, perhaps, come to the price of a pearl, that showeth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond or carbuncle, that showeth best in varied lights. 
