 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 - 1890 - 826 Seiten
...slippery ; and the regresse is either a downeiall, or at least an Ecclipse ; which is a malancholy thing. Nay, retire, men cannot when they would, neither will they when it were reason ; but are impatient of priuatenesse, euen in age and sicknesse, which require the shadow. Certainely, great persons had need... | |
 | Benjamin G. Lovejoy - 1888 - 306 Seiten
...least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: " Cum non sis gui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere." f Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will...privateness even in age and sickness, which require the shadow;t like old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street-door, though thereby they offer... | |
 | John Nichol - 1888 - 246 Seiten
...either a downfall or elso an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Nay, retire men cannot when then they would, neither will they, when it were reason,...even in age and sickness, which require the shadow." Bacon could accept the term of his career as a lawyer, never its term as a statesman, which had now... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 462 Seiten
...least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. *~Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere. Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will...age to scorn. Certainly great persons had need to borrowN other men's opinions, to think themselves happy ; for if they judge by their own feeling, they... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1900 - 292 Seiten
...melancholy thing: 'Since you are not what you were, there is no reason why you should wish to live.' Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will...old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street-door, though thereby they offer age to scorn. (.Certainly great persons had need to borrow other... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Mrs. Henry Pott - 1900 - 318 Seiten
...maintain the peace," &c.— See Hen. V. iv. 1, 122—283. GREATNESS— Its Dangers and Discomforts. "Retire men cannot when they would, neither will they...even in age and sickness, which require the shadow." — Ess. of Great Place. Cal. : " What mean you, Caasar, think you to walk forth ? You shall not stir... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1901 - 312 Seiten
...least an Eclipse, which is a Melancholy Thing. Cum non sis, qui fueris, non esse, curvelis vivere. Nay, retire Men cannot, when they would; neither will they, when it were Reason : But are impatient of privatenesse, even in Age, and Sicknesse, which require the Shadow: Like old Townesmen, that will be... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1903 - 534 Seiten
...downfall, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Nay, retire men cannot when they would, nor will they when it were reason ; but are impatient...even in age and sickness, which require the shadow. Certainly, great persons had need to borrow other men's opinions to think themselves happy ; for if... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1905 - 410 Seiten
...least an eclipse, which 15 is a melancholy thing. "Cum0 non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere." Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will...age and sickness, which require the shadow ; like 20 old townsmen, that will be still sitting at their street door, though thereby they offer age to... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1905 - 770 Seiten
...at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur veils vivere? Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will they when it were reason,4 but are impatient of privateness even in age and sickness, which require the shadow ; 5 like... | |
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