 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works,...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men ; which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men; which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...or never where the elder are disinherited. fMarriagr antr jinglr Jrt E that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men, which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...never where the elder are disinherited. ©f JWarrtafltf airtr jingle .HE that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men, which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason, that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...the elder are disinherited. • / VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have . proceeded from the unmarried or childless men : which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men; which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediincuts to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief....have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men;" which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason that... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostage? to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises,...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men ; which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE.* He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men ; which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE.* He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men ; which, both in affection and means, have married and endowed the public. Yet it were great reason... | |
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HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless... 
