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" 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... "
The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay - Page 279
by Francis Bacon - 1838
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A Thousand and One Gems of English Prose

English prose literature - 1872 - 556 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...to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathens — as Epimenides, the Candian ; Numa, the Roman ; Empedocles, the Sicilian ; and Apollonius,...
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The Essays of Lord Bacon: With Critical and Illustrative Notes ...

Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 pages
...god.'6 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...to sequester a man's self for a higher conversation : 7 such as is found to have been falsely and 1 False point] Lat. Genus spurium, a Inward beggar] One...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1874 - 700 pages
...for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards 9 society, in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast; but it is most...to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathens—-as Epimenides, the Candian; Numa, the Roman; Empedocles, the Sicilian; and Apollonius,...
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The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of George Herbert ...

George Herbert - English literature - 1874 - 408 pages
...god. 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...to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen—as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Koman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonins of Tyana;...
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Twenty of Bacon's essays, ed. by F. Storr

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 pages
...god;"2 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...solitude, but out of a love and desire to sequester 3 a man's self for a higher conversation : 4 such as is found to have been falsely and feignedly 5...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volume 3; Volume 79

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...god." * For it is most true that a natural and sucret hatred and aversation towards society in any man owledge of good and evil, as two twins cleaving together,...is that doom which Adam fell into of knowing good Epitnenides, the Candian ; Numa, the Eoman ; Empedocles, the Sicilian ; and Apollonius, of Tyana ;...
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the poetical works of george gilbert

a.b. grosart - 1876 - 606 pages
...god. 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...falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen —as Kpimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyaua; an:l truly...
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Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...' for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society, in any man, m<n< 1?< ;r< - heathens — as Epimenides, the Candían ; Numa, the Roman ; Empedodes, the Sicilian ; and Apollonius,...
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Bacon's essays, with intr., notes and index by E.A. Abbott, Volume 1

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...For it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society, in any 5 man, hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most...for a higher conversation : such as is found to have 10 been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathens, as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles...
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Text-book of Prose: From Burke, Webster, and Bacon : with Notes, and ...

Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 pages
...:7 for it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards 8 society in any man hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most...pleasure in solitude, but out of a love and desire to seques3 Impertinent is irrelevant ; and curious is over-nice. 3 Difference in the sense of subtile...
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