 Yea, but he hath a great charge of children; as if it were an abatement to his riches. But the most ordinary cause of a single life, is liberty, especially in certain selfpleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will...  English Prose: Selections - Page xedited by - 1894Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Mafters, bell Servants, but not always beft Subjects •, for they are light to run awa.y, and almoir all fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life...for Charity will hardly water the Ground, where it muft firii fill a Pool. It is indifferent for Judges and Magiftrates; for if they be facile and corrupt,... | |
 | Abel Boyer - Characters and characteristics - 1702 - 404 pages
...efpecially in certain Self-plea (ing and Humourous Minds j which are fo fenfible of every Restraint, that they will go near to think their Girdles, and Garters, to be Bonds and Shackles. * Unmarried Men are beft Friends, beft Matters, beft Servants, but not always beft Subje&s .•i for they are, light to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...not always beft and SINGLE LIFE. beft Subjects ; for they are light to run away: And in Truth almoft all Fugitives are of that Condition. A SINGLE LIFE...for Charity will hardly water the Ground, where it murt firft fill a Pool. For Judges and Magiftrates it is a Thing indifferent ; for if they are eafy... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 528 pages
...certain felf-pleafing and phantaftical Minds, which are fo exquifitely fenfible ef every Reftrainr, that they will go near to think their Girdles and Garters to be Bonds and Shackles. BATCHELORS are beft Friends, beft Mafters, and beft Servants alfo ; but not always beft and SINGLE... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 262 pages
...as to private happiness? Bacon has an excellent remark on this subject. " Unmarried men," says he, " are best friends, " best masters, best servants: but...and " almost all fugitives are of that condition. For " soldiers," continues he, a little after, " I find " that the generals in their hortatives commonly... | |
 | Liber - Anecdotes - 1809 - 372 pages
...before." Dibdin's Musical Tour, p. 240. BATCHELORS are best friends, best masters, and best servants also, but not always best subjects ; for they are light to run away, and in truth almost all fugitives are of that description. Lord Bacon, DEAN Aldrich's reasons for drinking.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...cause of a Single Life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near...fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life doth well for church-men : for charity w-ill hardly water the ground, where it must first fill a pool. It is... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...cause of a Single Life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near...all fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life d6th well for church-men : for charity will hardly water the ground, where it must first fill a pool.... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...canse of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous .minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go near...Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best sen-ants; but not always best subjects ; for they are light to run away ; and almost all fugitives... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best servants; but not always best subjects; for they...are of that condition. A single life doth well with churchmeh\ for charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool. It is indifferent... | |
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