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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

Francis Bacon - 1885 - 234 pages
...cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son but as a father; to his wife but as a husband; to Uis enemy but upon terms; whereas a friend may speak as...not a friend, he may quit the stage. XXVIII.— OF EXPENSE. RICHES are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions; therefore extraordinary...
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British Classical Authors. Select Specimens of the National Literature of ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...which he cannot put off. A man cannot speak to his son, but as a father; to his wife, but as a husband; d, further, of being in his own bedroom. He gave the...sank into a heavy sleep. The second of the three Spir play his own part: if he have not a friend, he may quit the stage. THE AGE 0F TRANSITI0N. I. POETS....
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The Advancement of Learning

Francis Bacon - Logic - 1885 - 438 pages
...such a manner: p. 224, l.3; p. 255, l. 21. Sort, vi To agree: p. 14, l. 12; p. 234, l. 18. ' A frend may speak, as the case requires, and not as it sorteth with the person.' Essay xxvii. p. 115. Sortabte, adj. Agreeable, suitable : p. 58, l. 20. Sounding, adj. That which merely...
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Studies in English Literature: Being Typical Selections of British and ...

William Swinton - American literature - 1886 - 690 pages
...speak to his son but as a father ; to his wife, but as a husband; to his enemy, but upon terms : 225 whereas a friend may speak as the case requires, and...part, if he have not a friend he may quit the stage. 222. ar* hlushing: that is, are fit to culiar relations or conditions make one blush. 223, 224. proper...
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Types of the Essay

Benjamin Alexander Heydrick - American essays - 1921 - 432 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. THOMAS CARLYLE THE INFLUENCE OF BOOKS Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) is noted as a historian and essayist....
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Law Sports at Gray's Inn (1594): Including Shakespeare's Connection with the ...

Basil Brown - Gesta Grayorum - 1921 - 398 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. I consider the Gesta Grayorum the most important Tract in Elizabethan literature. Viewed as the source...
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A Study of the Types of Literature

Mabel Irene Rich - American literature - 1921 - 582 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. "OF REVENGE" 1 Cosmo de Mvdic-i ( 101H-I."»74), fumed as a patron of literature and art. - Desperate...
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Selected English Essays

English essays - 1922 - 570 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 aa it sorteth with the person : but to enumerate these things were endless ; I have given the rule,...
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Representative English Essays

Warner Taylor - American essays - 1923 - 524 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. OF ADVERSITY TT was an high speech of Seneca (after the ir.anner of •*• the Stoics), that the good...
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Adventures in Essay Reading: Essays for First-year Students Selected by the ...

University of Michigan. Department of Rhetoric and Journalism - American essays - 1923 - 444 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. OF TRUTH 1 FRANCIS BACON WHAT is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not stay for an answer. Certainly...
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