 THE joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears ; they cannot utter the one, nor they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter ; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the...  Bacon: His Writings and His Philosophy - Page 38by George Lillie Craik - 1846Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 458 pages
...Labours ; But they make Misfortunes more bitter: They increase the Cares of Life ; but they m1tigate the Remembrance of Death. The Perpetuity by Generation...is common to Beasts ; But Memory, Merit, and Noble workes, are proper to Men: And surely a Man shall see, the Noblest workes, and Foundations, have proceeded... | |
 | David Thomas - 1868 - 404 pages
...cannot utter the one; they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death." The man must be a parent to know the heart of a parent, and he must be cursed with worthl ss and wicked... | |
 | 1868 - 552 pages
...alter the one, and they will not alter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter ; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death." — Bacon. How many hopes and fears, how many ardent wishes, how many anxious apprehensions are twisted... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1871 - 678 pages
...rtter the other. Children fceeten Labours j1 But they make Misfortunes more bitter : They increafe the Cares of Life; but they mitigate the Remembrance...of Death. The Perpetuity by Generation is common to Beads; But Memory, Merit, and Noble2 rorkes,are proper to Men : 4nd furely a Man mall fee, the Nobleft... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1871 - 442 pages
...cannot utter the one, they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death."— Sacón. "Happy his state who, in his children blest, hath not there felt affliction's deepest wound."... | |
 | David Thomas - 1871 - 784 pages
...cannot utter the one, they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labour, but they make misfortunes more bitter : they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death." It is stated here that a truly virtuous aud noble son gladdens the heart of the parent: and truly he... | |
 | 1873 - 46 pages
...BUCKINGHAM PAI.AUI. GHILDRKN AND THKIR KDUCATION. CHILDREN sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter ; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. — Bacon. CHILDREN generally hate to be idle ; all the care then is that their busy . humour should... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 700 pages
...utter the one, nor they will not 1 utter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter; they increase the cares of life, but...mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by genera £ion is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper -to men—and surely... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 pages
...the one, ' nor they will not 2 utter the other. 3 Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance 4 of death. 5 The perpetuity 6 by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works... | |
 | 1875 - 444 pages
...will miss many a hard thump. —Cotton Mather. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death.— Lord Bacon. "When you doubt, abstain," was a maxim of Zoroaster. The surest way not to fail, is to... | |
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