 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...of Tyana -, and truly and really in divers of the ancient Hermits, and Holy Fathers of the Church. But little do men perceive what Solitude is, and how...Faces are 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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - Philosophy - 1733 - 658 pages
...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 - Solitude - 1799 - 390 pages
...dppellomus, of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits and holy fathers of the church. But little do men perceive what SOLITUDE is, and how...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 pages
...Apollonius of Tyana; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits, and holy fathers of the church. But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how...faces are 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,... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1801 - 208 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1802 - 308 pages
...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... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - Loneliness - 1805 - 394 pages
...Appollanius, of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits and holy fathers of the church. But little do men perceive what SOLITUDE is, and how...extendeth : for a crowd is not company ; and faces ale but gallery pictures ; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love. The Latin adage... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...terms ; whereas, a. friend may speak as the case requires, and not as itsortethwith the person. IBID. BUT little do men perceive what solitude is, and how...faces are 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 ctvitat, magna... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...Apollonius, of Tyana; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits and holy fathers of the church. But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how...faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal where there is uo love. The Latin adage meeteth with it a little; " magna civitas,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...Apollonius of Tyana ; and truly and really in divers of the ancient hermits and holy fathers of the church. But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how...faces are 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,... | |
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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. 
