 Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will they when it were reason, but are impatient of privateness, even in age and sickness, which require the shadow ; like old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street door, though thereby they...  Progressive Readings in Prose - Seite 69herausgegeben von - 1923 - 376 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 Seiten
...to look on. 15. The lovers of great place are impatient of privateness, even in age, which requires the shadow : like old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street door, though there they offer age to scorn. 1 6. In evil, the best condition is, not to will : the next, not to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 Seiten
...to look on. 15. The lovers of great place are impatient of privateness, even in age, which requires the shadow : like old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street door, though there they offer age to scorn. 16. In evil, the best condition is, not to will: the next, not to can.... | |
 | General reader - 1827 - 246 Seiten
...because it would not be different with him, if no such law existed. — Dillwyn. Great persons have need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy, for if they judge by their own feelings they cannot find it. Lord Bacon. It is not the place, says Cicero, that maketh the person,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 792 Seiten
...must wear it every day : but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it a made. Baron. Great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions...they judge by their own feeling, they cannot find it. Id. But why should those be thought to escape, who feel Those rods of scorpions and those whips of... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 822 Seiten
...must wear it every day : but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made. Bacon. OVD feeling, they cannot find it. Id. But why should those be thought to escape, who feel Those rods... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1836 - 276 Seiten
...eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Men will not retire when it were reason to do so, but when they are impatient of privateness even in age and sickness, which require the shade; like old townsmen, that will be sitting at the street-door, though thereby they offer age to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 894 Seiten
...to look on. 15. The lovers of great place are impatient of privateness, even in age, which requires the liberty there they offer age to scorn. 1 6. In evil, the best condition is, not to will : the next, not to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1838 - 898 Seiten
...least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. " Cum non sis qui furris, non esse cur velis vivere ?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would ; neither will they when it were reason j but are impatient of privateness, even in age and sickness, which require the shadow : like old townsmen,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 864 Seiten
...must wear it every day : but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made. Bacon. Great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions...themselves happy : for if they judge by their own feeling ß they cannot find it. Id. But why should those be thought to escape, who feet Those rods of scorpions... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 Seiten
...Since you are no longer what you were, there is no reason why you should desire to live as a nonentity. cannot when they would, neither will they when it...sitting at their street door, though thereby they ofter age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves... | |
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