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 - 1862 - 715 pagesFull view - About this book
| Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...xxiii. 13, where the Spanifli is, " Di Mentira y facaras verdad." 1 See Antitheta, No. 5. 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... | |
| John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857 - 426 pages
...pang at the thought that he was to leave no children to close his eyes, or to weep over his grave : " They increase the cares of life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death."' mands." Then with respect to a bond for 1000J. to secure that amount lent to him when he was Attorney-General,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...and feares : they cannot vtter the one, nor they will not vtter the other. Children sweeten labors, but they make misfortunes more bitter : they increase...life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuitie by generation, is common to beasts; but memorie, merit, & noble works are proper to men.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1858 - 792 pages
...and feares : they cannot vtter the one, nor they will not vtter the other. Children sweeten labors, but they make misfortunes more bitter : they increase...life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuitie by generation, is common to beasts; but memorie, merit, & noble works are proper to men.... | |
| Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1859 - 616 pages
...and fears ; they cannot utter the one, nor they will not utter tho other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter : they increase the cares of life, but they mitigatn the remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 pages
...and feares : they cannot vtter the one, nor they will not vtter the other. Children sweeten labors, but they make misfortunes more bitter : they increase...life, but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuitie by generation, is common to beasts ; but memorie, merit, & noble works are proper to men.... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1860 - 680 pages
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| Francis Bacon - 1861 - 408 pages
...and fears ; they cannot utter the one, nor they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labors, but they make misfortunes more bitter; they increase...remembrance of death. The perpetuity by generation 1 A truth. — AL II. xxiii, 14. *S' h common to beasts ; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper... | |
| Jeremy Taylor - 1859 - 628 pages
...he is see the noblest works and foundations employed. have proceeded from childless men; which hare 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 forth... | |
| Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...griefs and fears : they cannot utter the "re, they will not utter the other. Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter ; they increase...life, but they mitigate the remembrance of , death. Bacon. PARKS— Scenery and Adjuncts o£ Vast lawns that extend like sheets of vivid green, with hero... | |
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