 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...Mafters, bell Servants, but not always beft Subjects •, for they are light to run awa.y, and almoir all fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life...for Charity will hardly water the Ground, where it muft firii fill a Pool. It is indifferent for Judges and Magiftrates; for if they be facile and corrupt,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 pages
...not always beft and SINGLE LIFE. beft Subjects ; for they are light to run away: And in Truth almoft all Fugitives are of that Condition. A SINGLE LIFE...for Charity will hardly water the Ground, where it murt firft fill a Pool. For Judges and Magiftrates it is a Thing indifferent ; for if they are eafy... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 528 pages
...not always beft and SINGLE J,IFE. beft Subje&s ; for they are light to run away : And in Truth almoft all Fugitives are of that Condition. A SINGLE LIFE doth well with Church-men; for Charity will hardty water the Ground, where it mufl firft fill a Pool. For Judges and Magiftrates il is a Thing... | |
 | James Beattie - 1809 - 262 pages
...as to private happiness? Bacon has an excellent remark on this subject. " Unmarried men," says he, " are best friends, " best masters, best servants: but...and " almost all fugitives are of that condition. For " soldiers," continues he, a little after, " I find " that the generals in their hortatives commonly... | |
 | Liber - 1809 - 372 pages
...before." Dibdin's Musical Tour, p. 240. BATCHELORS are best friends, best masters, and best servants also, but not always best subjects ; for they are light to run away, and in truth almost all fugitives are of that description. Lord Bacon, DEAN Aldrich's reasons for drinking.... | |
 | John Lingard - 1810 - 570 pages
...married and endowed the public. "... Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best ser" vants. ... A single life doth well with churchmen : for " charity...water the ground, where it must first fill a " pool." Bacon's essays, p. 17, London 1696. A Roman philosopher was of the same opinion. Vita conjugalis altos... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best...fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life doth well for church-men : for charity w-ill hardly water the ground, where it must first fill a pool. It is... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...every restraint, as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best...all fugitives are of that condition. A Single Life d6th well for church-men : for charity will hardly water the ground, where it must first fill a pool.... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...and garters to be bonds and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best sen-ants; but not always best subjects ; for they are light...where it must first fill a pool. It is indifferent for jndges and magistrates ; for if they be facile and corrupt, you shall have a servant five times worse... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1822 - 238 pages
...go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles. Unmarried men are best friends, best servants; but not always best subjects; for they...are of that condition. A single life doth well with churchmeh\ for charity will hardly water the ground where it must first fill a pool. It is indifferent... | |
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A single life doth well with churchmen: for charity will hardly water the ground, where it must first fill a pool. 
