 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...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 - Philosophy - 1733 - 658 pages
...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 - Solitude - 1799 - 390 pages
...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 pages
...adage meeteth with it a little ; " magna civitas, magna solitude ;" because in a great town friendi are scattered, so that there is not that fellowship, for the most part, which is in less neighbourhoodsi but we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...cymbal, where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little, Magna ctvitat, magna solitude ; because, in a great town, friends are scattered, so...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...where there is uo love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little; " magna civitas, magna solitudo;" because in a great town friends are scattered, so...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little ; " magna civitas, " magna solitudo ;" because in a great town friends are scattered, so...not that fellowship, for the most part, which is in lessneighbourhoods : but we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little, "A great city is a great solitude ;" because in a great town friends are scattered, so...truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want friends, without which the world is but a wilderness : and even in this sense also of solitude, whosoever... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little, "A great city is a great solitude ;" because in a great town friends are scattered, so...truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want friends, without which the world is but a wilderness : and even in this sense also of solitude, whosoever... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...cymbal, where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little ; Magna civitas, magna solitudo; because in a great town friends are scattered, so...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... | |
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But little do men perceive what solitude is and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company ; and faces are but a gallery of pictures ; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little ; " Magna civitas,... 
