 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...talk, Such an one is a great rich Man •, and another except to it, Tea, but he bath a great charge tf Children ; as if it were an abatement to his riches. But the moft ordinary caufe of a Single Life is Liberty, efpecially in certain felf-pleafing and humorous minds,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...thought so much the richer; for, perhaps, they have heard some talk, " Such an one is a great rich man," and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain selfpleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...so much the richer ; for, perhaps, they have heard some talk, " Such an " one is a great rich man," and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint as they will go... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...thought so much the richer. For perhaps they have heard some talk, " Such an one is a great rich man;" and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...ordinary cause of a Single Life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
..." Such an one is a great rich man;" and anothe* except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great charge <f children ;" as if it were an abatement to his riches....ordinary cause of a Single Life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...thought so much the richer. For perhaps they have heard some talk, Such a one is a great rich man ; and another except to it, Yea, but he hath a great...ordinary cause of a single life is liberty; especially in certain self-pleasing and humourous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...thought so much the richer ; for, perhaps, they have heard some talk, " Such an one is a great rich man," and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...it were an abatement to his riches : but the most ordmary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...thought so much the richer; for, perhaps, they have heard some talk, " Such an one is a great rich man," and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every restraint, as they will go... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...thought so much the richer ; for, perhaps, they have heard some talk, " Such an one is a great rich man," and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...an abatement to his riches : but the most ordinary canse of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous .minds, which are... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...thought so much the richer ; for, perhaps, they have heard some talk, " Such an one is a great rich man," and another except to it, " Yea, but he hath a great...ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds, which are so sensible of every re- ' straint, as they will... | |
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Such an one is a great rich man," and another except to it, "Yea, but he hath a great charge of children," as if it were an abatement to his riches. But the most ordinary cause of a single life is liberty, especially in certain... 
