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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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Essays; or, Counsels civil and moral, and the two books Of the proficience ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1840 - 244 pages
...he cannot put olï'. 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...not a friend, he may quit the stage. XXVIII.— OF EXPENSE. Rii'HES are for spending, and spending for honour and good -'actions ; therefore extraordinary...
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Selections from Jeremy Taylor [and others] designed to assist in forming the ...

Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 pages
...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...it sorteth with the person ; but to enumerate these were endless ; I have given the rule, where a man cannot fitly play his own part, if he have not a...
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Conduct of Life: a Series of Essays ...

George Long - 1845 - 264 pages
...be our adviser. " 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...requires, " and not as it sorteth with the person*." " Est autem amicitia," says Cicero, " ni" hil aliud nisi omnium divinarum huma" narumque rerum cum...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions ...

Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife but as a husband ; areholder with Shakspeare and others, [Vic* of Knowledge.] Learning taketh away the wildness, barbarism, and fierceness of men's minds; though...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: First period, from the earliest times to 1400

Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his sou but as a father ; to hU wife but шз a hur-biind ; , jierson. But to enumerate these things were endless : I have given the rule, where a man cannot fitly...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England: With a ..., Volume 1

Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1848 - 594 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 ease requires, and not as it sorteth with the person : but to enumerate these things were endless ;...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife but as a husband ; . \enumcrate these things were endless: I have given the rule, where a man cannot fitly play his own...
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A Treatise on the Conduct of the Understanding

John Locke - Intellect - 1849 - 372 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 tincase requires, and not as it sorteth with the person ; but to enumerate these things were . 10 endless...
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Works, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - 1850 - 892 pages
...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 honour and good actions. Therefore extraordinary...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England, Volume 1

Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife but as a husband ; f men is by their natures and ends, wherein the weakest sort of men are best interpreted by their lie have not a friend, he may quit the stage. XXVIII. OF EXPENSE. RICHES are for spending, and spending...
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