 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.  Bacon's Essays: With Annotations - Page 262by Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - 1857 - 550 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1851 - 228 pages
..." One tradition represents him as having been removed from the earth the Sicilian, and Apollonius1 of Tyana; and truly and really in divers of the ancient...perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth; fora crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1851 - 328 pages
...with friends."—PH^EDRUS, iii. 9. These indeed are all that a wise man cau desire to assemble ; " for a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery...talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love." Page 68, line 4. From O'er?/ point a ray of genius fluv:s ! , By these means, when all nature wears... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...of the Heathen ; as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedodes the Scicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana ; and truly and really, in divers of the...no Love. The Latin Adage meeteth with it a little ; Magna Civitas, magna Solitudo ; becaufe in a great Town, Friends are fcattered ; fo that there is... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...the heathen ; as Epimenides, he Candian ; Numa, the Roman ; Empedocles, the Sicilian; and Apollonius of Tyana; and truly and really in divers of the ancient...extendeth ; for a crowd is not company, and faces ire but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal where there is no love. The Latin adage... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1852 - 522 pages
...it with friends."— PH^DEUS, iii. 9. These indeed are all that a wise man can desire to assemble ; for a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery...talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love." P. 97, 1. 28. From every point a ray of genitu flows! By these means, when all nature wears a lowering... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1852 - 344 pages
...friends." These, indeed, are all that a wise man would desire to assemble ; for a crowd is not company, faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal where there is no love. It is related of Pythagoras, an eminent philosopher of antiquity, that before he would admit any one... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...of the heathen, as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Koman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of the ancient...no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little ; magna civitas, magna solitude; because in a great town friends are scattered ; so that there is not... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1853 - 766 pages
...solicitous, solicitude. Solus, alone; as, sule, solitude, desolation. " Little do men perceive what rolitude is and how far it extendeth ; for a crowd is not company,...talk but a tinkling cymbal where there is no love." — Bacon. Solvo, / loose ; as, solvent, solution, abiolution, resolute. " And thou too, whosoe'er... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 pages
...heathens — as Epimenides, ;he Candían ; Numa, the Roman ; Kmpedocles, the Sicilian ; and Apollonius, of Tyana ; and truly, and really, in divers of the ancient hermits and holy lathers of the church. But little do men perceive what soli:ude is, and how far it extendeth ; for... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...of the heathen ; as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonins of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of the ancient...no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little ; " Magna civitas, magna solitudoj" because in a great town friends are scattered, so that there is... | |
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