 IT had been hard for him that spake it to have put more truth and untruth together in few words, than in that speech, ' Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.  The Warner Library - Page 1173edited by - 1917Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 pages
...crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue. FRIENDSHIP. It had been hard for him that spake it, to have put...untruth together in few words, than in that speech, ' Whoever is delighted in solitude, it either a wild beast or a god ;' for it is most true, that a... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 pages
...crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth, best discover virtue. FRIENDSHIP. It had been hard for him that spake it, to have put...untruth together in few words, than in that speech, ' Whoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god ;' for it is most true, that a... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...somewhat absurd than over-formal. XXVII. OF FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it to hav< put more truth and untruth together in few words than...is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society, in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most unrue, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...Bufmefs, a Man fomewhat abfurd, than over formal. xxvii. Of Friendfhip. T had been hard for him that fpake it, to have put more Truth and Untruth together, in few Words, than in that Speech, Whomever is delighted in folitude, is either a wild Beaft, or a God. For it is moft true, that a natural... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...certainly, you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over formal. XXVII. OF FRIENDSHIP. It had been hard for him that spake it to have put...truth and untruth together in few words, than in that 2 In, Pis. 6. 3 I cannot find this expression in Aulus Gellius. Quiutilian (x. 1.) says of Seneca :... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pages
...crushed : for prosperity dotli best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue, [Friendship,] It had been hard for him that spake it, to have put...more truth and untruth together in few words, than 'n that speech, * Whosoever is delighted in solitude, s either a wild beast or a god ;' for it is most... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...certainly yon were better take for business a man somewhat absurd, than over formal. XXVII. OF FRIENDSHIP. : whereas it useth to have it but on one side. The...Francis Bacon E p| ( [eh gĖ¸ G yp CW 9 aversation towards society, in any men, hath somewhat of the savage beast : but it is most untrue,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...that he was never less alone than when alone, uor less at leisure than when at leisure." â Cicero. " It had been hard for him that spake it to have put...true that a natural and secret hatred and aversion towards society, in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most untrue that Derivations.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1856 - 406 pages
...you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over-formal. XXVII.â OF FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put...delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or a god:4 for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversion towards society in any man... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...friends is a fit go shares in one's fortune with another.' reward offaithlessness.' ANNOTATIONS. ' It had been hard for him that spake it to have put more truth and uutruth together in few words than in that speech, â ' Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either... | |
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