 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...  The Affairs of Women: A Modern Miscellany - Page 276by Colin Bingham - 2006 - 240 lehteFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 lehte
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the. elder are disinherited. OF Carriage anD Single life. HE that 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, and of greatest merit for the... | |
 | George Dyer - 1814 - 538 lehte
...applied, (for the Earl of Northampton was both a bachelor and a student) Lord Bacon's observation : " he that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either to virtue or mischief 1 "." He was chancellor of the University in ifil I : he... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 lehte
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. v OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that 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 and of greatest merit for the public... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 lehte
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. ©f JWarrtafltf airtr jingle .HE that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages...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 lehte
...commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. fMarriagr antr jinglr Jrt E that hath Wife and Children, hath given hostages to...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.) - 1819 - 602 lehte
...fortunate, • but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND. SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and: children, hath given hostages...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.) - 1819 - 214 lehte
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...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 lehte
...fortunate, but seldom or never 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 impediincuts to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest... | |
 | 1821 - 416 lehte
...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 lehte
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE.* He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...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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