 Men in great place are thrice servants : servants of the sovereign or state ; servants of fame; and servants of business : so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire, to seek...  Bacon's essays, with annotations by R. Whately - Page 116by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - 1720
...Liberty; or to court Power over others, and to deveft a Man's felf of Power over himfelf. The Rifing unto PLACE is laborious, and by Pains Men come to greater Pains; oftentimes alfo it is not clear qf unworthy Practices. And by Indignities Men come to DIGNITIES. The... | |
 | Ambrose Serle - Religion - 1801
...and servants of business. So as they have no freedom, either in their persons, in their actions, or in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power,...others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising into place is laborious; and by pains men come to greater pains." Essays, § xi. These are not the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 295 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfal, or at least an... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography & Autobiography - 1815
...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their tiroes. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lo«e liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose...pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfal, or at least an... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 290 pages
...servants of fame ; and servants of business. So as they have no freedom either in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains : and it is sometimes base ; and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818
...servants of fame ; and servants of business. So as they have no freedom either in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains : and it is sometimes base ; and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819
...servants of fame ; and servants of business : so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains ; and it is sometimes base ; and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Earl of Edward Hyde Clarendon, Edward Hyde Clarendon (Earl of) - 1820 - 539 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by inJignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall,... | |
 | Literary Criticism - 1821
...servants of fame, and servants of- business ; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; VOL. III. D and it is sometimes base, and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery,... | |
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