 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 power...  Essays: And Wisdom of the Ancients - Page 93by Francis Bacon - 1891 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...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 - Holy Spirit - 1801 - 392 pages
...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, and to lose...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 - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 power and to lose liberty;...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris., " non esse... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...business. So as they have no freedom either in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power, and to lose...at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. " Since you are not what you would be, there is no reason why you should wish to live." Nay, retire... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...business. So as they have no freedom either in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power, and to lose...at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. " Since you are not what you would be, there is no reason why you should wish to live." Nay, retire... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...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 power and to lose liberty;...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...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 power, and to lose...standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English prose literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...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 power and to lose liberty...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...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 power and to lose liberty...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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