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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,... "
The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England - Page 21
by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825
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The Essays Or Counsels Civil and Moral. With the Wisdom of the Ancients ...

Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...is moft in them, that have no Pofterity. They that are the firft Raifers of their Houfes, are moft indulgent towards their Children ; beholding them...Continuance, not only of their kind, but of their Work ; and fo both Children, and Creatures? The difference in Affection of Parents towards their feveral...
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Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis ..., Volume 6

Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...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...the continuance not only of their kind but of their work ' ; and so both children and creatures. The difference in affection of parents towards their several...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 6

Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...& noble works are proper to men. They that are the first raisers of their house, are most indulget towards their children; beholding them, as the continuance, not only of their kind, but of their worke ; and so both children and creatures. The difference of affection in parents towards their seuerall...
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The essays; or, Counsels civil and moral with A table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...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...continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work; and so both children and creatures. The difference in affection of parents towards their .several...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to men: and purely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded...images of their minds, where those of their bodies hare failed ; so the care of posterity is most in them that have no posterity. They that are the first...
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The Works of Francis Bacon: Literary and professional works

Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...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...in them that have no posterity. They that are the ftrst raisers of their houses are most indulgent towards their children ; beholding them as the continuance...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - English essays - 1861 - 630 pages
...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...beholding them as the continuance, not only of their kind, hut of their work ; and so both children and creatures. The difference in affection of parents towards...
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The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, Volume 1

Jeremy Taylor - Theology - 1859 - 628 pages
...he is see the noblest works and foundations employed. have proceeded from childless men; which hare sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their The 'disputes' in which Gunning was bodies have failed : so the care of pos- engaged are thus set forth...
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A grammar of the French language: Exercises

Henri van Laun - French language - 1863 - 312 pages
...our own instruments. — BURKE. 12. That man is harsh to strangers, but generous to his friends. 13. They that are the first raisers of their houses, are most indulgent towards their children. — BACON. 14. That pupil is ignorant in everything, but skilful in drawing. 15. Our general, though...
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Foliorum centuriae, selections for translation into Latin and Greek prose ...

Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 pages
...common to beasts : but memory, merit and noble works, are proper to men — and surely a man shall sec the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from...continuance, not only of their kind, but of their work ; and so both children and creatures. BACON 87. ARISTOMENES, STORY OF HIS ESCAPE. Aristomenes...
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