 Magna civitas, 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...  Friendship - Page 581890 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
..., 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 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 - 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 - 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
...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 to want tru* friends, without which the vCorld is but a wilderness ; and even in this sense also of solitude,... | |
 | James Hare - 1809 - 474 pages
...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 pages
...is not that fellowship, for the most part, which is in less neighbourhoods: but we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable...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 pages
...is not that fellowship, for the most part, which is in less neighbourhoods. But we may go farther, and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable...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... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1816 - 220 pages
...a social and reasonable being, should enter into gome particular fellowship or friendship, and that whosoever in the frame of his nature and affections is unfit for this, he takes it of the beast, and not of humanity. But the truth is, that friendships such as Gray... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...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 to want friends, without which the world is but a wilderness : and even in this sense also of solitude, whosoever... | |
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