 PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children ; but now it is old, it begets fewer ; for I may justly account new plantations to be the children of former kingdoms. I like a plantation...  Essays moral, economical and political - Page 115by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Agriculture - 1855 - 608 pages
...PLANTING. " Plantations," says Lord Bacon, " are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children ; but...plantations to be the children of former kingdoms." Again : whoever plants to a considerable extent, becomes a benefactor to his posterity and to the public... | |
 | Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Art and literature - 1855 - 398 pages
...worship, as well as to aspire. 94. T ORD BACON says: " I like a plantation (in the ^-* sense of colony) in a pure soil; that is, where people are not displanted...else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation." (Bacon, who wrote this, counselled to James I. the plantation of Ulster exactly on the principle he... | |
 | Henry G. Dalton - Guyana - 1855 - 558 pages
...estate or plantation. " Plantations," says Bacon, " are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works; for I may justly account new plantations to be the children of former kingdoms." Again he says, and his words are almost prophetic: " Planting of countries is like planting of woods... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 pages
...blunt. XXXIII.— OF PLANTATIONS.3 PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children ; but...plantation in a pure soil ; that is, where people are not displanted,8 to the end to plant in others ; for else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation.... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...ESSAY XXXIII. OF PLANTATIONS.1 PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young it begat more children, but now...fewer; for I may justly account new plantations to he the children of former kingdoms. I like a plantation in a pure soil, that is, where people are not... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...ESSAY XXXIII. OF PLANTATIONS.1 PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young it begat more children, but now...plantation in a pure soil, that is, where people are not displanted2 to the end to plant in others ; for else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...blunt. xxxiii. Of Plantations.1 \LANTAT10NS are amongft ancient, primitive, and heroical Works. When the World was young it begat more Children ; but now it is old it begets fewer : for I may juftly account new Plantations 1 Plantations was then the word for Colonies. to be the Children of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...blunt. XXXIIl. OF PLANTATIONS.' PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works." When the world was young it begat more children ; but now...plantation in a pure soil; that is, where people are not dispTantedto the end to plant in others. For else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation. Planting... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1859 - 176 pages
...blunt. XXXIII. OF PLANTATIONS. Plantations are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young it begat more children; but now...plantation in a pure soil; that is, where people are not disnLmted to the end to plant in others. JFor else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation. Planting... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...ESSAY XXXIII. OP PLANTATIONS.i T)LANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical JL works. When the world was young it begat more children, but now...pure soil, that is, where people are not displanted 2 to the end to plant in others ; for else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation. Planting... | |
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