 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
 | Anna Brownell Jameson - 1877 - 486 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... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1877 - 656 pages
...existence for several years ; — Plantations are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children : but...fewer ; for I may justly account new plantations to be t he children of former kingdoms. I like a plantation in a pure soil ; that is, where people are not... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...all is blunt. XXXIII plantation* PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children ; but...justly account new plantations to be the children of 5 former kingdoms. I like a plantation in a pure soil, that is, where people are not displanted to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1879 - 406 pages
...of former kingdoms. I like a 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. Plant ing of countries is like planting of woods ; for you must make account to lose almost twenty... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...XXXIII.— OF PLANTATIONS. (1625.) PLANTATIONS1 are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children ; but now it is old, it begets fewer : 2 for I may justly account new Plantations to be the children of former Kingdoms. I like a Plantation... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 228 pages
...XXXIII— OF PLANTATIONS. (1625.) PLANTATIONS1 are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children - but now it is old, it begets fewer : 2 for I may justly account new Plantations to be the children of former Kingdoms. I like a Plantation... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1881 - 324 pages
...all is blunt. XXXIII plantations PLANTATIONS are amongst ancient, primitive, and heroical works. When the world was young, it begat more children ; but...justly account new plantations to be the children of 5 former kingdoms. I like a plantation in a pure soil, that is, where people are not displanted to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1882 - 570 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 displanted,1" to the end to plant in others ; for else it is rather an extirpation than a plantation.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1882 - 324 pages
...in a pure soil, thak is, where people are not displanttd to the end to plant in others. For else ir is rather an extirpation than a plantation. Planting of countries is like planting of woods. For to you must make account to lose almost twenty years' pront, and expect your recompense in the end.... | |
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