 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 - Stran 95avtor: JOHN MASEFIELD - 1907Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1801 - 446 strani
...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 - 1805 - 924 strani
...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 - 1812 - 348 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 - 1818 - 312 strani
...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 - 1819 - 580 strani
...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 strani
...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 - 1820 - 548 strani
...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... | |
 | 1821 - 416 strani
...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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