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" A man cannot speak to his son, but as a father ; to his wife, but as a husband ; to his enemy, but upon terms ; whereas a friend may speak as the case requires, and not as it sorteth with the person. "
The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England - Page 92
by Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825
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Century Types of English Literature Chronologically Arranged

George William McClelland - English Literature (selections: Extracts, Etc.) - 1925 - 1180 pages
...which he cannot put off. /A man cannot speak to his son but as a father; to his wife but as a husband; lawn 10 And moonshine, and the dew, To EXPENSE Riches are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions. Therefore extraordinary expense...
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A Little Book of Friendship

Joseph Morris, St. Clair Adams - Friendship - 1925 - 188 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife but as a husband ; to his enemy but upon terms : whereas a friend may speak as the case requires, and not as it sorteth 35 with the person. But to enumerate these things were endless : I have given the rule, where a man...
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Harper's Anthology for College Courses in Composition and Literature: Of ...

Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - Literature - 1926 - 928 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son, but as a father; to his wife, but as a husband; to his enemy, but upon terms: whereas a friend may...part: if he have not a friend, he may quit the stage. 1o TRUTH OF INTERCOURSE1 Robert Louis Stevenson "Rhodope. But /Esop, you should never say the thingthai...
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The Copeland Reader: An Anthology of English Poetry and Prose, Volume 1

Charles Townsend Copeland - American literature - 1926 - 1744 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father; to his wife but as a husband; hY/r5i7n r , Of Studies STUDIES serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is...
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Harper's Anthology: Prose

Frederick Alexander Manchester, William Frederic Giese - Literature - 1926 - 924 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son, but as a father; to his wife, but as a husband; to his enemy, but upon terms: whereas a friend may...part: if he have not a friend, he may quit the stage. 10 TRUTH OF INTERCOURSE1 Robert Louis Stevenson "R/iodofe. But ^isop, you should never say the thing...
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Seventeenth Century Essays: From Bacon to Clarendon

Jacob Zeitlin - Civilization, Modern - 1926 - 408 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father, to his wife but as a husband, to his enemy but upon terms; whereas a friend may...; if he have not a friend, he may quit the stage. OF DISCOURSE SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit in being able to hold all arguments,...
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English Prose and Poetry

John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1926 - 928 pages
...which ho cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife but as a husband ; . l with the person. But to enumerate these things were endless; I have given the rule, where a man cannot...
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Bacon's Essays

Francis Bacon - 1926 - 332 pages
...Sonne, but as a Father; Tohis Wife, but as a Husband; To his Enemy, but upon Termes14 : whereas a Frend may speak as the Case requires, and not as it sorteth with the Person". But to enumerate 255 these Things were endlesse : I have given the Rule, where a Man cannot fitly play his owne Part...
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Elizabethan Verse and Prose (non-dramatic)

George Reuben Potter - English literature - 1928 - 640 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father; to his wife but as a husband; to his enemy but upon terms: whereas a friend may...part; if he have not a friend he may quit the stage. XXXIII. OF PLANTATIONS Plantations are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world...
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The Harvard Classics, Volume 3

Literature - 1909 - 378 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father; to his wife but as a husband; to his enemy but upon terms: whereas a friend may...have not a friend, he may quit the stage. XXVIII OF EXPENSE RICHES are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions. Therefore extraordinary expense...
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