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" It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of people, and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant ; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation ; for they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy,... "
The Works of Lord Bacon: With an Introductory Essay - Page 288
by Francis Bacon - 1838
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The Essays (I-LVIII) Or, Counsels Civil and Moral of Francis, Lord Verulam ...

Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...of the Plantation, but no farther. It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of people 4 and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom...spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify 5 over to their country to the discredit of the Plantation. The people wherewith you plant ought to...
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The essays, i-(lviii) or, Counsels civil and moral of Francis lord ..., Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 228 pages
...of the Plantation, but no farther. It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of people 4 and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom...spend victuals, and be quickly weary, and then certify 9 over to their country to the discredit of the Plantation. The people wherewith you plant ought to...
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Bacon's essays, with intr., notes and index by E.A. Abbott. Text only, with ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...drawing of profit in the first years. It is true, speedy profit is not to be neglected, is as far as it may stand with the good of the plantation, but no...with whom you plant. And not only so, but it spoileth 'ie plantation. For they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief,...
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Oddities of Colonial Legislation in America: As Applied to the Public Lands ...

John Brown Dillon - Law - 1879 - 826 pages
...unblessed thing to take the scum of people, and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom ye plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation,...like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy and quickly weary; and then certify over to their country to the discredit of the plantation. The people...
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The Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell - American poetry - 1879 - 592 pages
...streets and the leavings of the London stews. It was this ray Lord Bacon had in mind when he wrote : " It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum...condemned men to be the people with whom you plant." That certain names are found thenĀ» is nothing to the purpose, for, even had an alias been beyond tne...
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Oddities of Colonial Legislation in America: As Applied to the Public Lands ...

John Brown Dillon - Law - 1879 - 822 pages
...essay on the subject of plantations, or colonies, written about the year 1612, Lord Bacon says : " It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum...and wicked condemned men, to be the people with whom ye plant; and not only so, but it spoileth the plantation, for they will ever live like rogues, and...
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Bacon's Essays, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1881 - 324 pages
...drawing of profit in the first years. It is true, speedy profit is not to be neglected, 1s as far as it may stand with the good of the plantation, but no...with whom you plant. And not only so, but it spoileth 20 the plantation. For they will ever live like rogues, and not fall to work, but be lazy, and do mischief,...
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Essays, moral, economical, and political

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1882 - 214 pages
...drawing of profit in the first years. It is true, speedy profit is not to be neglected as far as it may stand with the good of the plantation, but no...but be lazy, and do mischief, and spend victuals, aud be quickly weary, and then certify over to their country to the discredit of the plantation. The...
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The poetical works of James Russell Lowell. Household ed. Complete ed

James Russell Lowell - 1882 - 494 pages
...streets and the leavings of the London stews. It was this my Lord Bacon had in mind when he wrote : " It is a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum...condemned men to be the people with whom you plant." That certain names are found there is nothing to the purpose, for, even had an alias been beyond the...
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History of Australia, Volume 1

George William Rusden - Australia - 1883 - 834 pages
...he said that it was " a shameful and unblessed thing to take the scum of the people, and wicked and condemned men, to be the people with whom you plant...their country, to the discredit of the plantation." sown in 1788. But the House of Commons in 1787 was not as wise as Bacon, and had he then been in it,...
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