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" Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best servants, but not always best subjects ; for they are light to run away, and almost all fugitives are of that condition. A single life doth well with Churchmen ; for charity will hardly water the ground... "
Essays, Moral, Economical, and Political ... - Page 32
by Francis Bacon - 1822 - 208 pages
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The essays, or Counsels, civil & moral, with a table of the colours of good ...

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...they be facile and corrupt, you fball have a Servant five times worfe than a WeftZ For Souldiers, Ii find the Generals commonly in their hortatives put men in mind of their Wrves and Children. And \ think the defpifing ofMarriage amongft the T«rJy, making the vu'g^-' Souldicr...
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Dissertations Moral and Critical, Volume 1

James Beattie - 1783 - 862 pages
...foldiers," continues he, a little after, ct 1 find that the generals in their " hortatives commonly put men in mind of their " wives and children: and I think the defpifing " of marriage among the Turks maketh the " yulgar foldier more bafe. Certainly, wife and...
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The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and ...

1796 - 784 pages
...For foldiers," continues he, a little after, " I find that the cenerals in their hortatives commonly put men in mind of their wives and children : and I think the defpifing of marriage among the Turks maketh the vulgar foldier more bafe. Certainly, wife and children...
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The Essays Or Counsels, Moral, Economical and Political: With Elegant ...

Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...run away, and almost all fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life d6th well for church-men : for charity will hardly water the ground, where it...and children. And I think the despising of Marriage amongst the Turks, making the vulgar soldier more base. Certainly wife and children are a kind of discipline...
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The essays; or, Counsels moral, economical, and political, by sir F. Bacon

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...run away, and almost all fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life doth well for church-men : for charity w-ill hardly water the ground, where it...and children. And I think the despising of Marriage amongst the Turks, making the vulgar soldier more base. Certainly wife and children are a kind of discipline...
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The works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...run away ; and almost all fugitives are of that condition. A single life doth well with churchmen : for charity will hardly water the ground, where it...and children. And I think the despising of marriage amongst the Turks, maketh the vulgar soldiers more base. Certainly, wife and children are a kind of...
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Sylva sylvarum (century IX-X) Physiological remains. Medical remains ...

Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...run away ; and almost all fugitives are of that condition. A single life doth well with churchmen : for charity will hardly water the ground, where it...corrupt, you shall have a servant five times worse than a wifK For soldiers, I find the generals commonly, in their hortatives, put men in mind of their wives...
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The British Prose Writers, Volume 1

1821 - 416 pages
...run away ; and almost all fugitives are of that condition. A single life doth well with churchmen, for charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool. It is indifferent for jndges and magistrates ; for if they be facile and corrupt, you shall have a servant five times worse...
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The Oriental Herald, Volume 7

1825 - 628 pages
...admitted, as it is admitted by Lord Bacon, that in one respect a single life " doth well with churchmen, for charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool ; " yet it will also, we apprehend, be allowed, that single men are " more cruel (than married men)...
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The Oriental Herald and Journal of General Literature, Volume 7

James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 638 pages
...admitted, as it is admitted by Lord Bacon, that in one respect a single life " doth well with churchmen, for charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool ; " yet it will also, we apprehend, be allowed, that single men arc " more cruel (than married men)...
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