| Francis Bacon - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 348
...brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the. elder are disinherited. OF Carriage anD Single life. HE that hath wife and children hath...hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the... | |
| George Dyer - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 538
...applied, (for the Earl of Northampton was both a bachelor and a student) Lord Bacon's observation : " he that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune, for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either to virtue or mischief 1 "." He was chancellor of the University in ifil I : he... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - عدد الصفحات: 310
...suetudo." Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. v OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and...hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprizes, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works and of greatest merit for the public... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - عدد الصفحات: 548
...Younger brothers are commonly fortunate, but seldom or never where the elder are disinherited. VIII. OF MARRIAGE AND SINGLE LIFE. HE that hath wife and...children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediincuts to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest... | |
| Robert Southey - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 562
...Dr. Lingard* has quoted from Lord Bacon in support of his argument for the celibacy of the clergy: " He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or the childless man, which, both... | |
| Robert Southey - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 562
...Dr. Lingard* has quoted from Lord Bacon in support of his argument for the celibacy of the clergy : "He that hath wife and children hath given hostages...virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of the greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or the childless man, which, both... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...us, in one of his Essays, are " impediments to great enterprises ;" and adds, " Certainly, the beat works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men." See, with reference to this subject, chapter zviii. of Mr. D'Israeli's work on " The Literary Character."... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 482
...us, in one of his Essays, are " impediments to great enterprises ;" and adds, " Certainly, the beat works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men." See, with reference to this subject, chapter nriii. of Mr. D'Israeli's work on " The Literary Character."... | |
| Mary Wollstonecraft - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 234
...out of their families, speaking of the majority. "He that hath wife and children," says Lord Bacon, " hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men." I say the same of women. But, the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions ; and... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 400
...children, Bacon tells us in one of his Essays, are " impediments to great enterprises ; " and adds, " Certainly, the best works, and of greatest merit for...have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men." See, with reference to this subject, chapter xviii. of Mr. D'Israeli's work on " The Literary Character."... | |
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