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Show Lord Bacon' View of "Hope." In "Aubrey's Uvos," this qualm story Is told of Lord Dncon: "His lordship, being In the gnrden looking 011 fishers as they wero throwing their nets, asked them what they would tako for their cast; they answered so much, his lordship would offer them not more than so much. They drew up their net, and it were only two or three, fishes; he told them, it had been better for them to have taken his offer They replied they hopod for a better draught, but, said his lordship, lord-ship, "Hopo U good breakfast but an ill suprfcr.' " |