 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 sider
...pofterity is mod in them that have no pofterity. They that are the fiiff ratfers of their Houfes, are moft indulgent towards their Children •, beholding them...continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work, and foboth Children and Creatures. The difference rrraffedion of Parents towards their feveral Children,... | |
 | Abel Boyer - 1702 - 404 sider
...Remembrance of Death. * They that :ire the Firft Raifers of their Families, are moft indulgent toward their Children, beholding them as the Continuance, not only of ..their Kind, but of their Works j and fo both Childrenz.a&Creatures. •-^. -iiV-. . ', , i;•.•'• * He that has Wife and... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Peter Shaw - 1733 - 658 sider
...Pofterity appears greatert in thofe that have no Pofterity. The firft Ennoblers of their Families are moft indulgent towards their Children ; beholding them as the Continuance, not only of their Species, but alfo of their Works ; and fo both Children and Creatures. 2. The Degrees of Affeftion... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 sider
...beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men : and surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless...most indulgent towards their Children ; beholding thtm as the continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work, and so both Children and Creatures.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1824 - 598 sider
...beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men: and surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless...posterity. They that are the first raisers of their nouses, are most indulgent towards their children; beholding them as the continuance, not only of their... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 sider
...beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men : and surely a man shau see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless...continuance, not only of their kind, but of their ffork ; and so both children and creatures. The difference in affection of parents towards their several... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 sider
...beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men : and surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless...most indulgent towards their children, beholding them as.the continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work ; and so both children and creatures.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 sider
...beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to men : and surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express the images o/ their minds, where those of their bodies have failed ; so the care of posterity is most in them... | |
 | 534 sider
...daughter and only child of a planter of immense wealth. It is correctly remarked hy Lord Bacon, that "they that are the first raisers of their houses are most indulgent towards their children ;" and, accordingly, Mr. Murray lavished upon his daughter every purchased care which could give refinement... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1846 - 226 sider
...beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to men : and surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless...posterity is most in them that have no posterity. — 'We will transcribe the whole of the Eighth, entitled ' Of Marriage and Single Life,' also one... | |
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The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to men: and surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have sought to express the images of their minds,... 
