 | 1801 - 446 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete,...well in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth fay counsel from another is drier and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete,...well, in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...man were better relate himself to a statue or picture than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete,...well, in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another is drier and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. And now, to make this second fruit of Friendship complete,...well in one of his enigmas ; " Dry light is ever the best." And certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. And now, to make this second fruit of Friendship complete,...well in one of his enigmas ; " Dry light is ever the best." And certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth bv counsel from another, is drier and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete,...counsel from a friend. Heraclitus saith well in one of bis enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. . Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete,...open, and falleth within vulgar observation ; which is faith, ful counsel from a friend. Heraclitus saith well in one of his senigmas, Dry light is ever the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete, that other point which licth more open, and falleth within vulgar observation ; which is faithful counsel from a friend. Heraclitus... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete, that other point which lietb more open, and falleth within vulgar observation : which is faithful counsel from a friend. Heraclitus... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...were better relate himself to a statue or picture, than to suffer his thoughts to pass in smother. Add now, to make this second fruit of friendship complete,...vulgar observation : which is faithful counsel from a frifind. Heraclitus saith well in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it... | |
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Heraclitus saith well, in one of his enigmas, " Dry light is ever the best," and certain it is, that the light that a man receiveth by counsel from another, is drier and purer than that which cometh from his own understanding and judgment; which is ever... 
