[276] He alludes to the old Cathedral of St. Paul, in London, which, in the sixteenth century, was a common lounge for idlers. [277] Movements, or springs. [278] Chances, or vicissitudes. [279] Enter deeply into. [280] Faults, or weak points. [281] “The wise man gives heed to his own footsteps; the fool turneth aside to the snare.” No doubt he here alludes to Ecclesiastes xiv. 2, which passage is thus rendered in our version: “The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness.” [282] Mischievous. [283] It must be remembered that Bacon was not a favorer of the Copernican system. [284] “Lovers of themselves without a rival.”—_Ad. Qu. Fr._ iii. 8. [285] Remedy. [286] Adapted to each other. [287] Injures or impairs. [288] A thing suspected. [289] He probably alludes to Jeremiah vi. 16: “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.” [290] That is, by means of good management. [291] It is supposed that he here alludes to Sir Amyas Paulet, a very able statesman, and the ambassador of Queen Elizabeth to the court of France. [292] Quotations. [293] Apologies. [294] Boasting. [295] Prejudice. [296] 2 Tim. iii. 5. [297] “Trifles with great effort.” [298] “With one brow raised to your forehead, the other bent downward to your chin, you answer that cruelty delights you not.”—_In Pis._ 6. [299] “A foolish man, who fritters away the weight of matters by finespun trifling on words.”—Vide _Quint._ x. 1. [300] Plat. Protag. i. 337. [301] Find it easier to make difficulties and objections than to originate. [302] One really in insolvent circumstances, though to the world he does not appear so. [303] He here quotes from a passage in the _Politica_ of Aristotle, book i. “He who is unable to mingle in society, or who requires nothing, by reason of sufficing for himself, is no part of the state, so that he is either a wild beast or a divinity.” [304] Epimenides, a poet of Crete (of which Candia is the modern name), is said by Pliny to have fallen into a sleep which lasted 57 years. He was also said to have lived 299 years. Numa pretended that he was instructed in the art of legislation by the divine nymph Egeria, who dwelt in the Arician grove. Empedocles, the Sicilian philosopher, declared himself to be immortal, and to be able to cure all evils. He is said by some to have retired from society that his death might not be known, and to have thrown himself into the crater of Mount Ætna. Apollonius of Tyana, the Pythagorean philosopher, pretended to miraculous powers, and after his death a temple was erected to him at that place. His life is recorded by Philostratus; and some persons, among whom are Hierocles, Dr. More, in his Mystery of Godliness, and recently Strauss, have not hesitated to compare his miracles with those of our Saviour. [305] “A great city, a great desert.” [306] Sarsaparilla.