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" 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 38
by George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 715 pages
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The Essays: Or, Counsels, Civil and Moral, and Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1852 - 414 pages
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The Essays Or Counsels, Civil and Moral ; And, Wisdom of the Ancients

Francis Bacon - 1852 - 394 pages
...not utter the other. Children fweeten Labours ; 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 Beafts ; but Memory, Merit, and noble Works, are proper to Men : And furely a Man fhall fee the nobleft...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 402 pages
...without children ; but it was only to give new attestation to that quaint conceit of Lord Bacon's, — " Surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men ; who have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their bodies have failed : so...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 802 pages
...without children; but it was only to give new attestation to that quaint conceit of Lord Bacon's, — " Surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men ; who have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their bodies have failed: so...
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Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851

Robert Charles Winthrop - 1852 - 876 pages
...without children; but it was only to give new attestation to that quaint conceit of Lord Bacon's, — " Surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men ; who have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their bodies have failed : so...
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The British Controversialist and Impartial Inquirer, Volumes 3-4

1852 - 978 pages
...one, n>>r will they utter the other. Children sweeten labour, but they make misfortunes more biUer; they increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death." — Bacon'* " Of Paitnts at i Children." 6th. Never, if able to avoid it, terminate a sentence with...
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The Hundred Boston Orators Appointed by the Municipal Authorities and Other ...

James Spear Loring - 1852 - 720 pages
...years. He left no descendant. The quaint conceit of Lord Bacon may be applied to Hancock: " Surely, man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men, who have sought to express the images of their minds where those of their bodies have failed ; so the...
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The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor ...: Clerus domini. Office ...

Jeremy Taylor, Reginald Heber - 1854 - 646 pages
...is gee the noblest works and foundations employed. have proceeded from childless men; JER. TAYLOR." which have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their The ' disputes ' in which Gunning was bodies have failed: so the care of pos- engaged are thus set...
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Philosophical works

Francis Bacon - 1854 - 894 pages
...LORD BACON. 1. IT is a strange desire which men have, to seek power, and lose liberty. 2. Children elf out of straits, he will revert to his customs ; 3. Round dealing is the honour of man's nature ; and a mixture of falsehood is like alloy in gold and...
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The Works of Francis Bacon, Volume 2

Francis Bacon - 1857 - 1012 pages
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