 Chaste women are often proud and froward, as presuming upon the merit of their chastity. It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband wise ; which she will never do if she find him jealous.  Literarhistorische forschungen - Page 111913Full view - About this book
 | William Peacock - 1903 - 408 pages
...hard-hearted (good to make severe inquisitors), because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, ' Vetulam suam praetulit immortalitati. ' Chaste women are often proud and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1904 - 216 pages
...with any condition never so detestable ; or of Ulysses, who preferred an old woman to immortality? being a figure of those which prefer custom and habit before all excellency; or of a number of the like popular judgments. For these things must continue as they have been; but... | |
 | 1905 - 958 pages
...or of Ulysses, qui vctulam prœtulit immortalitali fthat preferred an old woman to an immortality], being a figure of those which prefer custom and habit before all excellency ; or of a number of the like popular judgments. For these things continue as they have been : but so... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1905 - 770 pages
...hardhearted, (good to make severe inquisitors,) because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, Vetulam steam praetulit immortalilali.'2 Chaste women are often proud and froward,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1905 - 200 pages
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 | Francis Bacon - 1905 - 410 pages
...hard-hearted (good to make severe inquisitors), because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands; as was said of 20 Ulysses,0 "Vetulam0 suam praetulit immortalitati. " Chaste women are often proud... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1906 - 246 pages
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 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1906 - 764 pages
...hardhearted, (good to make severe inquisitors,) because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, Vetulam suavi proetulit immortalitati.™ Chaste women are often proud and... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - 1906 - 524 pages
...hard-hearted (good to make severe inquisitors), because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, "vetulam suam praetulit immortalitati " [he preferred his old woman to immortality].... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1908 - 414 pages
...Ithaca. Compare the Advancement of Learning I. viii. 7: "Ulysses, qui vetulam prcetulit immortalitati being a figure of those which prefer custom and habit before all excellency." The thought is Plutarch's, Opera Horalia. Oryllus. 1. Plutarch took it from Cicero, De Oratore. I.... | |
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