 Magna rivitas, magna solitudo ; because in a great town friends are scattered; so that there is not that fellowship, for the most part, which is in less neighbourhoods. But we may go further, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude,...  The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England - Pagina 85door Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pagina’s
..., without which the World is but a Wildernefs : and even in this Senfe alfo of Solitude, whofoever in the Frame of his Nature and Affections is unfit for Friendship, he taketh it of the Beaft, and not from Humanity. A Principal Fruit of Friend/hip is, the Eafe and Difcharge of the Fulnefs... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 pagina’s
...may go further ftill, and affirm moft truly, that it is a meer and riiiferable SoOf FR i EHD srt i ?. SOLITUDE, to want true FRIENDS; without which the World is but a Wildernefs : And even in this Senfe alfo of SOLITUDE, whofoever in the Frame of his Nature is averfe... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pagina’s
...ETHICKS, Or MORAIIT Y. 1 Great Citia are wide Defarti. and truly aflert, that it is a more miferable Solitude, to want true Friends : without which the World is but a Wildernefs. And in this fenfe alfo of Solitude, whoever in his Nature and Affections is averfe to Friendship,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1799 - 390 pagina’s
...lefs neighbourhoods. But we may go farther, and affirm moft truly, that it is a mere and miferable Solitude to want true friends, without which the world is but a wildernefs ; and even in this fenfe alfo of Solitude, whofoever in the frame of his nature and affections... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pagina’s
...most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want tru* friends, without which the vCorld is but a wilderness ; and even in this sense also...friendship is the ease and discharge of the fulness of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. We know diseases of stoppings and suffocations... | |
 | James Hare - 1809 - 474 pagina’s
...painful fulness which the soul feels under affliction by imparting it. He further observes, that " whosoever, in the frame of his " nature and affections, is unfit for friend" ship, he taketh it from the beast, and not " from humanity." Such a man as Stilpo may, if he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pagina’s
...most part, which is in less neighbourhoods: but we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends,...which the world is but a wilderness; and, even in this scene also of solitude, whosoever in the frame of his nature and affections is unfit for friendship,... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pagina’s
...most part, which is in less neighbourhoods. But we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends, without which, the world is but a wilderness ; and e.veu in this sense also, of solitude, whosoever, in the frame of his nature and affections, is unfit... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pagina’s
...most part, which is in lessneighbourhoods : but we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends,...friendship is the ease and discharge of the fulness of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. We know diseases of stoppings and suffocations... | |
 | Invisible hand - 1815 - 278 pagina’s
...my conduct. I believed marriage might have many pains. I knew celibacy had no pleasures. CHAP. VI. A principal fruit of Friendship is the ease and discharge of the fulness of the heart, which passions of all kinds do cause and induce. . To a true friend you may impart griefs,... | |
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