 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680
...Difcourfing with another , He tofTeth his Thoughts more caiily, He marfhalleth them more orderly, He feeth how they look when they are turned into words. Finally, He waxeth Wifer than Himfclf , and that more by an Hours Difcourfe, than by a Days Meditation. It was well faid... | |
 | English essays - 1784
...was well faid by Triemiftocles to the King of Perfia, That fpeech was like cloth ofarrai, of tried and put abroad, 'whereby the imagery doth appear in figure, whereas in thoughts they lie but as in pacts. Neither is this fruit of friendfhip, of opening the UHderftanding, reftrained only to fuch friends... | |
 | George Colman - English fiction - 1787
...meditation. It •was well faid by Themiftecles to the King of Perfia, That fpeech was like cloth of Airas, opened and put abroad ; whereby the imagery doth appear in figure, whereas in thought they lie but as in pacts, Neither is the fruit of friendfhip, of opening the •underftanding,... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793
...discoursing with another ; he tofseth his thoughts more easily, he marfhalleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words. Finally,...he waxeth wiser than himself, and that more by an hours discourse, than by a days meditation*. Let a man therefore so order his discourse, that hemay... | |
 | 1801
...discoursing with another ; he tosseth his thoughts more easily; he marshalleth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they are turned into words; finally,...in figure ; whereas in thoughts they lie but as in packs. Neither is this second fruit of friendship in opening the understanding, restrained only to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 295 pages
...discoursing with another; he tosseth his thoughts more easily; he marshalleth them more orderly; he seeth how they look when they are turned into words ; finally,...in figure; whereas in thoughts they lie but as in packs. Neither is this second fruit of friendship, in opening the understanding, restrained only to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815
...discoursing with another ; he tosseth his thoughts more easily ; he marshalleth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they are turned into words; finally,...was well said by Themistocles to the king of Persia, " Inat speech " was like cloth of Arras, opened and put " abroad ;" whereby the imagery doth appear... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818
...discoursing with another ; he tosseth his thoughts more easily, he marshalleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words. Finally,...in figure, whereas in thoughts they lie but as in packs." Neither is this second fruit of Friendship, in opening the understanding, restrained only to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 290 pages
...discoursing with another ; he tosseth his thoughts more easily, he marshalleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words. Finally, he waxeth wiser than himself; and that more by mi hour's discourse, than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the King of Persia... | |
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... certain it is, that whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts, his wits and understanding do clarify and break up, in the communicating and discoursing with another; he tosseth his thoughts more easily; he marshalleth them more orderly; he... 
