 THE joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears ; they cannot utter the one, nor they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter ; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the...  Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Pàgina 38per George Lillie Craik - 1846Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pàgines
...utter the other. Children fweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter : they incrcafethe cares of Life, but they mitigate the remembrance of Death. The perpetuity by generation is common to Beafts , but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to Men: and furely a man fhall fee the nobleft... | |
 | 1787 - 430 pàgines
...they exprefs the other. Children fweeten labour, but they make miffortunes more bitter ; they increafe the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. THE moft illiterate man who is touched with. devotion, and ufes frequent exercifes of it, contrafts a certain... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 390 pàgines
...that it openeth tfte (rare to deserved fame, and extinguifhettr envy. " Extinctus smabitur idem." ' The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts :...merit, and noble works, are proper to men : And surely we lhall observe that the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childlefs men, who have... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pàgines
...utter the one, nor they will not utter the other. Children sweeten, labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter: they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. LORD BACON. THE difference of affection in parents towards their several children, is many times unequal,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pàgines
...a moment. 37. It is a strange desire which men have, to seek power, and lose liberty. 38. Children increase the cares of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. 39. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and a mixture of falsehood is like allay in gold... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pàgines
...a moment. 37. It is a strange desire which men have, to seek power, and lose liberty. 38. Children increase the cares of life ; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. 39. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature; and a mixture of falsehood is like allay in gold and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pàgines
...LORD BACON. 1. IT is a strange desire which men have, to seek power, and lose liberty. 2. Children increase the cares of life ; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. 3. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and a mixture of falsehood is like allay in gold and... | |
 | Samuel Walter Burgess - 1825 - 524 pàgines
...the privation of offspring be truly a calamity. " Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death." * On the one hand it is justly said, that enjoyment of our offspring is the purest of pleasures ; that... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pàgines
...LORD BACON.* 1. IT is a strange desire which men have, to seek power, and lose liberty. 2. Children increase the cares of life ; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. 3. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and a mixture of falsehood is like allay in gold and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pàgines
...LORD BACON.* 1. IT is a strange desire which men have, to seek power, and lose liberty. 2. Children increase the cares of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. 3. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature; and a mixture of falsehood is like allay in gold and... | |
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