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" ... as the place deserveth, but not long ; nay, when he stayeth in one city or town, let him change his lodging from one end and part of the town to another, which is a great adamant of acquaintance ; let him sequester himself from the company of his... "
Twenty of Bacon's essays, ed. by F. Storr - Page 15
by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874
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The Essays Or Counsels Civil and Moral. With the Wisdom of the Ancients ...

Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...Adamant of Acquaintance. Let him fequefter himfelf from the Company of his Countrymen, and diet in fuch Places where there is good Company of the Nation where...from one place to another, procure Recommendation to fome perfon of Quality refiding in the Place whither he removeth ; that he may ufe his Favour in thofe...
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A hand-book for travellers on the continent. [1st] [2 issues of the 16th and ...

John Murray (publishers.) - 1858 - 676 pages
...great adamant of acquaintance ;- let him sequester himself from the company of his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the nation where he travelleth ; lei him, upon his removes from one place to another, procure recommendation to some person of quality...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...great adamant of acquaintance ; let him sequester himself from the company of his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the...see or know : thus he may abridge his travel with mflch profit. As for the acquaintance which is to be sought in travel, that which is the most of all...
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The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral with A table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...great adamant of acquaintance. Let him sequester himself from the company of his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the...quality residing in the place whither he removeth; and he may use his favour in those things he desireth to see or know. Thus he may abridge his travel...
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The Pyrenees, West and East

Charles Richard Weld - 1859 - 454 pages
...traveller," says the Verulam sage, " sequester himself from the company of his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the nation where he travels." This advice may be carried out at Eaux-Bonnes, for you will meet but few English there, and...
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England as Seen by Foreigners in the Days of Elizabeth & James the First ...

William Brenchley Rye, Friedrich I (duke of Würtemberg) - 1865 - 462 pages
...to some person of Quality, residing in the Place, whither he remoueth ; that he may vse his Fauour, in those things, he desireth to see or know. Thus he may abridge his Trauaile, with much profit. As for the acquaintance, which is to be sought in Trauaile; That which...
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England as Seen by Foreigners in the Days of Elizabeth & James the First ...

William Brenchley Rye, Friedrich I (duke of Würtemberg) - 1865 - 464 pages
...great Adamant of Acquaintance. Let him sequester himselfe from the Company of his Country men, and diet in such Places, where there is good Company of the Nation, where he trauaileth. Let him vpon his Remoues, from one place to another, procure Recommendation, to some person...
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 31

1865 - 828 pages
...where they go; let him [the traveler] sequester himself from the company of his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the nation where he traveleth." Bacon closes this formidable summary of the duties of я traveler with the recommendation...
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Last Winter in Rome

Charles Richard Weld - 1865 - 666 pages
...proceeding to foreign countries ' to sequester themselves from the company of their countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the nation where he travelletb..' Acting in a great measure on this counsel, I was soon enabled to converse in Italian,...
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Lord Bacon's Essays: With a Sketch of His Life and Character, Reviews of His ...

Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...great adamant of acquaintance ; let him sequester himself from the company of his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the...thus he may abridge his travel with much profit. As [8] for the acquaintance which is to be sought in travel, that which is most of all profitable, is...
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