 | George Lillie Craik - 1860 - 720 pages
...discoursing with another: he tosseth his thoughts more easily, he marshaleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words : finally,...day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles fo the King of Persia, ' That speech was like cloth of Arras opened and put abroad, whereby the imagery... | |
 | 1860 - 588 pages
...break up in the communicating and discoursing with another; he marshaDeth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when they are turned into words; finally,...by an hour's discourse than by a day's meditation." " — Works, v. ii., p. 318. The other counsels refer to writing, style, modes of thinking, mixed up... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1860 - 544 pages
...tosseth his thoughts inore easily ; he marshalleth them more orderly ; he seeth how they look when turned into words ; finally, he waxeth wiser than...himself; and that more by an hour's discourse, than by u day's meditation. Neither is this fruit of friendship, in opening the understanding, restrained only... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...them more orderly — he seeth how they look when they are turned into words — finally, he waxeth2 wiser than himself ; and that more by an hour's discourse...in figure, whereas in thoughts they lie but as in packs. Neither is this second fruit of friendship, in opening the understanding, restrained4 only to... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 728 pages
...discoursing with another: he tosseth his thoughts more easily, he marshaleth them more orderly, he seeth how they look when they are turned into words: finally, he waxeth wiser than himself, and that rhore by an hour's discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the King... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 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 the second fruit of friendship, in opening the understanding, restrained only to... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...with another; he tosseth his thoughts more easily — he marshallcth them more orderly — he seeth how they look when they are turned into words —...meditation. It was well said by Themistocles to the kin;: of Persia, ' That speech was like cloth of Arras, opened ami put abroad'2 — whereby the imagery... | |
 | Book - 1864 - 206 pages
...with practical wisdom — that kind of conversation of which Lord Verulam says, " It makes a man wax wiser than himself, and that more by an hour's discourse, than by a day's meditation." Gibbon's was rich in copious information, and communicated in a calm and pleasant manner. THE HEART... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...before it was neither rhyme nor reason." Speech is silver, silence is gold. A Dutch Proverb. Speech is like cloth of Arras, opened and put abroad, whereby the imagery doth appear m .figure ; whereas in thoughts they lie but as in packs. PLUTARCH. VU. Themist. 28. Thick and thin.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 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,...discourse than by a day's meditation. It was well [23] [23.] Arras : Tapestry — ornamental figured hangings woven of worsted or silk for lining the... | |
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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... 
