For it 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 untrue that it should have any character at all of the divine nature except it proceed, not out of a pleasure... AN ENGLISH PROSE MISCELLANY - Page 95by JOHN MASEFIELD - 1907Full view - About this book
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...toward fociety in any man hath fomewhat of the favage beaft : but it is moft untrue, that it fliould have any character at all of the Divine nature ; except it proceed, not out of a pleafure in Solitude, but out of a love and defire to fequefter a man's felf for a higher converfa^... | |
| 1801 - 446 pages
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| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...it 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 untrue,...to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen, as Epimenides the Candian, N lima the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
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| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
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| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
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| British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...it 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 untrue,...nature, except it proceed, not out of a pleasure in solitnde, but out of a love and desire to sequester a man's self for a higher conversation : such as... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...for it is most 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,...and desire to sequester a man's self for a higher conT«rsation : such as is found to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathens ; as Epimenides,... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards .society, in any man, has wmewhat of the savage beast: but it is most untrue, that it...out of a pleasure in solitude, but out of a love and «leilre to sequester a man's self for a higher convex-— sation: such as is found to have been falsely... | |
| Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...it 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 untrue,...to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen; as Epimenides, the Candian; Numa, the Roman; Empedocles, the Sicilian; and Apollonius of Tyana;... | |
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