 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...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...in some of the heathen ; as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...XXVII.—OF FRIENDSHIP. (1612, «--«/;-«%-« 1625.) secret hatred and aversion towards society in any man hath somewhat of the savage beast; but it is most...sequester a man's self for a higher conversation: 2 such as is found to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen; as Epimenides, 3 the... | |
 | Readers - 1878 - 446 pages
...of the savage beast; but it is most untrue, that it should have any character, at all, of the Divino nature; except it proceed, not out of a pleasure in...sequester a man's self, for a higher conversation. But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company;... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...For it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society, in any 3 man, hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most...for a higher conversation : such as is found to have i« been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathens, as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...god;'1 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...and desire to sequester a man's self for a higher conversation:2 such as is found to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen ; as Epimenides,3... | |
 | Blomfield Jackson - 1880 - 226 pages
...god. 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...in some of the heathen, as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of... | |
 | William Swinton - American literature - 1880 - 694 pages
...natural and secret hatred and aversation towards society in any man hath somewhat of the sav- s age beast ; but it is most untrue that it should have...falsely and feignedly in some of the heathen — as Epimeni- 10 45. differenees, distinctions. 45. the schoolmen. The name " schoolmen " is applied to... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 842 pages
...for it is moat true, that a iiaturul and secret hatred and aversatioii towards society, in any man, hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most...conversation : such as is found to have been falsely aud feignedly in some of the heathens — as Epimenides, the Candian ; Numa. flie Roman ; Empedocles,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1880 - 702 pages
...man, hath somewhat of the savage beast ; but it is most untrue, that it should have any chiiracter at all of the divine nature, except' it proceed, not...to have been falsely and feignedly in some of the heathens — as Epimenides, the Candian ; Numa, the Eoman ; Empedocles, the Sicilian ; and Apollonius,... | |
 | English essays - 1881 - 578 pages
...god." For it is most true, that a natural and secret hatred, and aversion towards society, in any man, ir as heart ; As full, as perfect, in vile Man that...mourns, As the rapt seraph, that adores and burns : Caudian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana ; and truly and really in... | |
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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... 
