 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.  AN ENGLISH PROSE MISCELLANY - Page 95by JOHN MASEFIELD - 1907Full view - About this book
 | 1801 - 446 pages
...doubting but that they will prove very acceptable. It ha'd been hard for him that speak it, to have more truth and untruth together in few words, than...secret hatred and aversion towards society in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast; but it is most untrue, that it should have any character at all... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...SO'LITVPE. ni [solitude, Fr. solitude, Latin.] X. Lonely life ; state of being alone. It had been hard to have put more truth and untruth together, in few...words, than in that speech, Whosoever is delighted with solitudt, is cither a wild beast or a god. Bacon. What call'st thou solitude .' Is not the earth... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...employment; for, certainly, you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over-formal. OF IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more...words, than in that speech, " Whosoever is delighted m solitude, is either a wild beast or a god ;" for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it, tohave put more truth and untruth together in lew words than in that speech, " Whosoever " is delighted...is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society in any man hath somewhat of the savage beat ; but it is most untrue, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...employment ; for certainly you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd, than over-formal. IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...employment; for certainly you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd, than over-formal. IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd, than over format XXVII. OF FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it to have put more...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over-formal. XXVIII. OF FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more...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... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over-formal. XXVIII. OF FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more...secret hatred and aversion towards society, in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast; but it is most untrue, that it should have any character at all... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...you were better take for business a man somewhat absurd than over-formal. XXVIII. OF FRIENDSHIP. IT had been hard for him that spake it, to have put more...words, than in that speech, " Whosoever is delighted in solitnde, is either a wild beast or a god :" for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred... | |
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