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Quotation from Essays by Francis Bacon
“MEN fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children, is increased with tales, so is the other”
Essays, Essay II, Of Death (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575))
The opening of Bacon's essay on mortality.
Citation: "MEN fear death, as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children, is increased with tales, so is the other" — Francis Bacon, Essays, Essay II, Of Death (1625 text, modernized spelling (Project Gutenberg #575)). (id essays-bacon-q3)
Portrait: Portrait of Francis Bacon., Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain.
