 But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.  Essays, English and American - Pàgina 12per Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1920 - 464 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pàgines
...Heathen, as Epinienides the Candian, Numa the Roman, Empedocles the Sicilian, and ApoUonius of Tyana -, and truly and really in divers of the ancient Hermits,...but a Gallery of Pictures, and Talk but a Tinkling Cymbal , where there is no Love. TheLatine Adage meeteth with it a little, Magna Civitas, magnafolitiido;... | |
 | John Hartcliffe - 1684 - 42 pàgines
...: Without which ( as my Lord Bacon fays ) our meeting together doth not make Company, but a Crowd; Faces are but a Gallery of Pictures, and Talk but a tinkling Cymbal, without true hearted Love and Friendfliip. Who knows not, that there is a mutual Bond of Amity... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 528 pàgines
...Raman, Empedoclts the Sicilian^ and Apollonius of Tyana: And truly and " really in divers of the Antient Hermits, and Holy Fathers of the Church. BUT little do Men perceive in the mean Time what that is which is called SOLITUDE, and what are the Limits thereof. For a Crowd... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 pàgines
...a Love of Retirement, but a Defire to fequefter ones felf for the fake of fublimer Contemplations. But little do Men perceive what Solitude is ; and how far it extends. For a Crowd is no Company : Mens Faces are but like Pictures in a Gallery •, and Talk but... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1799 - 390 pàgines
...as Epimenides, the Arcadian ; Numa, the Roman; Empedocles, the Sicilian; and dppellomus, of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits...extendeth ! for a crowd is not company ; and faces are but gallery pictures ; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth... | |
 | 1801 - 446 pàgines
...; as Epimenides the Candian, Numa the Ro-, man, Enlpedocles the Sicilian, and Apollonius of Tyana; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits,...but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal where there is no love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little ; " magna civitas, magna solitude... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1801 - 208 pàgines
...with friends." PHJSDRUS, 1. Hi. 9. These indeed are all that a wise man would desire to assemble; " for a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love." BACON'S Essays, xxvii. NOTE d. P. 107, 1. 11. From every point a ray... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1801 - 222 pàgines
...These indeed are all that a wise man would desire to assemble; " for a crowd is not company, and 123 faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love." BACON'S Essays, xxvii. NOTE d. P. 107, 1. 11. From every point a ray... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1802 - 308 pàgines
...with friends." PHJEDRUS, 1. Hi. p. These indeed are all that a wise man would desire to assemble; " for a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love." BACON'S Essays, xxvii. NoTEd. P. 103, 1. 11. • From every point... | |
 | Robert Charles Dallas - 1804 - 310 pàgines
...determined to make them completely acquainted with the man who afks their love. ' A crowd is not company, faces * are but a gallery of pictures, and talk * but a tinkling cymbal where there is. ' not love,' faid one well acquainted with nature : c you may take farza to... | |
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