 Thus the devil played at chess with me, and yielding a pawn, thought to gain a queen of me, taking advantage of my honest endeavours; and whilst I laboured to raise the structure of my reason, he strived to undermine the edifice of my faith.  Notes and Queries - 208. oldal1884Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | Francis Bacon - 1909 - 364 oldal
...days of Moses? the Israelites saw but that in his time, the Natives of those Countries behold in ours. Thus the Devil played at Chess with me, and yielding...Reason, he strived to undermine the edifice of my Faith. XX. Neither had these or any other ever such advantage of me, as to incline me to any point of Infidelity... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1912 - 420 oldal
...days of Moses : the Israelite saw but that in his time, the Natives of those Countries behold in ours. Thus the Devil played at Chess with me, and yielding...Reason, he strived to undermine the edifice of my Faith. EITHER had these or any other ever such advantage of me, as to incline me to any point of Infidelity... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1922 - 310 oldal
...Moses: the Israelite saw but that in his time, the Natives of those Countries behold in ours.jThus the Devil played at Chess with me, and yielding a...Reason, he strived to undermine the edifice of my Faith. \^f 20. Neither had these or any other ever such advantage of me, as to incline me to any point of... | |
 | 1909 - 378 oldal
...days of Moses? the Israelites saw but that in his time, the Natives of those Countries behold in ours. Thus the Devil played at Chess with me, and yielding...Reason, he strived to undermine the edifice of my Faith. XX. Neither had these or any other ever such advantage of me, as to incline me to any point of Infidelity... | |
 | Daniela Havenstein - 1999 - 262 oldal
...Antagonist [. . .] Thus the Devill playd at Chesse with mee, and yeelding a pawns, thought to gaine a Queen of me, taking advantage of my honest endeavours; and whilst I lahour'd to raise the structure of my reason, hee striv'd to undermine the edifice of my faith. (RMl,... | |
 | David Louis Sedley - 2005 - 224 oldal
...with the Devill. . . . Thus the Devill playd at Chesse with me, and yeelding a pawne, thought to gaine a Queen of me, taking advantage of my honest endeavours; and whilst I labor'd to raise the structure of my reason, hee striv'd to undermine the edifice of my faith" (20).... | |
 | Sir Thomas Browne - 1831 - 348 oldal
...of Moses ? the Israelite saw but that in his time, the natives of those countries behold in ours. * Thus the devil played at chess with me, and yielding...taking advantage of my honest endeavours ; and whilst I labored to raise the » 1 Kings, xviil. structure of my reason, he strived to undermine the edifice... | |
 | 1925 - 624 oldal
...Browne says, and who would dare give a medical oration with-out a quotation from the "Religio Medici," "Thus the devil played at chess with me and, yielding...gain a queen of me; taking advantage of my honest endeavors; and, whilst I labored to raise the structure of my reason, he strove to undermine the edifice... | |
 | 1909 - 888 oldal
...miracle in the days of Moses? . . . Thus the Devil played al chfss with me, and, yielding a P >wn, thought •to gain a Queen of me, taking advantage of my honest endeavours. Sir Thomas Browne might safely yield his queen now with regard to most of the points of piety and false... | |
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