 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 114by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1874 - 100 pages
...so as 3 they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. 4 It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or 5 to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious,... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - Readers - 1876 - 660 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 8 men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a s strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty :...pains : and it is sometimes base ; and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing 10 is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least... | |
 | Education Department,London - 1876 - 1010 pages
...esperance, lives not ш fear ; The lamentable change is from the best ; The worst returns to laughter. (if) The rising unto place is laborious and by pains men...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 an... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 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 desire to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. LORD BACON : Essay XI., Of Great Place. Nay, retire... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1877 - 782 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 downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1878 - 246 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as 2 they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...self. The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains 3 men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities 4 men come to dignities.... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1878 - 368 pages
...in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to...lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place ia laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains, and it is sometimes base and by indignities men... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1879 - 272 pages
...they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a s strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty :...pains : and it is sometimes base ; and by indignities men come to dignities. The standing to is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1879 - 356 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as3 they have no freedom, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange...man's self. The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains3 men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base, and by indignities4 men come to dignities.... | |
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