| Francis Bacon - 1890 - 510 pages
...cares of life ; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works, are...minds, where those of their bodies have failed. So the 10 care of posterity is most in them that have no posterity. They that are the first raisers of their... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1890 - 456 pages
...mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts ; but memory a, merit, and noble works, are proper to men : and surely...proceeded from childless men, which have sought to 10 express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed ; so the care of posterity... | |
| Cesare Lombroso - 1891 - 402 pages
...others, although married, have had no children. " The noblest works and foundations," said Bacon,-* uhave proceeded from childless men, which have sought to...where those of their bodies have failed. So the care of_posterity__Js most in them that have no posterity." And La Bruyere said, u These men have neither... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1891 - 466 pages
...the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men: "S^nd surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1892 - 402 pages
...common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and j noble works, are proper to men. And surely a man shalK . see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded...minds, where those of their bodies have failed. So the 10 care of posterity is most in them that have no posterity. They that are the first raisers of their... | |
| William Minto - 1892 - 582 pages
...the same theme in his Essay on Parents and Children : — " The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to men. And snrdly a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which have... | |
| William Minto - 1892 - 584 pages
...the same theme in his Essay on Parents and Children : — " The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works are proper to men. Anil surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, which... | |
| William Minto - 1895 - 578 pages
...the same theme in his Essay on Parents and Children : — " The perpetuity hy generation is common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works are...images of their minds where those of their bodies hav» failed. So the care of posterity is most in them that have no posterity. " KINDS OF COMPOSITION.... | |
| Cesare Lombroso - 1896 - 414 pages
...others, although married, have had no children. " The noblest works and foundations," said Bacon,'' "have proceeded from childless men, which have sought...posterity is most in them that have no posterity." And La Bruyere said, " These men have neither ancestors nor descendants ; they themselves form their... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1896 - 426 pages
...Noblest workes, and Fonndations, have proceeded from Childlesse Men; which have songht to expresse the Images of their Minds ; where those of their Bodies...Posterity. They that are the first Raisers of their Honses, are most Indnlgent towards their Children; Beholding them, as the Continnance, not only of... | |
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