 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...  Bacon: His Writings, and His Philosophy - Стр. 36авторы: George Lillie Craik - 1846Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Bridget Storey (fict. name.) - 1859 - Страниц: 306
...expose my humiliation to the world. Good-bye.' VOL. I. 130 CHAPTER X. ' OUR MARGARET.' He that hath a wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprises. — BACON. QIR HECTOR strode briskly back to the Hall ; the *J Vicar walked rather slowly to the Vicarage,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1860 - Страниц: 480
...fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. Or MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly1 the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried... | |
 | James McGrigor Allan - 1860 - Страниц: 144
...meets with comprehension and sympathy from the world. " He that hath wife and children," says Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments...enterprises either of virtue or mischief. Certainly, the best works and of the greatest merit for the public have proceeded from the unmarried or childless... | |
 | 1860 - Страниц: 668
...encourage the practice of bringing them there. " He that hath wife and children," says Lord Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, whether of virtue or mischief. Impediments to virtue we have not found them in our Indian army ; for... | |
 | 1862 - Страниц: 364
...their whole time and energy to a favorite pursuit. Sir Francis Bacon says, with much truth : " A man that hath wife and children hath given hostages to...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men,... | |
 | James McGrigor Allan - 1862 - Страниц: 300
...by marriage or celibacy ? Bacon has decided in favor of the latter. He says, " He that hath wife or children hath given hostages to fortune, for they...enterprises either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - Страниц: 562
...SHARSPERE. — Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II. Scene 1. (Shallow to Host.) HOSTA GES.—He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ;...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. LORD BACON. — Essay VIII., Of Marriage and Single Life. He that hath a wife and children, wants not... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - Страниц: 638
...which selfishness is caught from those who have least of it. ESSAY Till. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages...enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - Страниц: 468
...cunning men passe for wise. 5. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HEE that hath wife and children, hath giuen hostages to fortune. For they are impediments to great enterprises, either of vertue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the publike haue proceeded... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - Страниц: 504
...— BEAUMONT and FLETCHER. A King and no King. Act v. Sc. 4. FRANCIS BACON. 1561-1626. He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to fortune,...to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Essag viii. Of Marriage and Single Life. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some... | |
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