 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
 | American literature - 1857 - 602 pages
...followed, may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor: " The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...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... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1857 - 588 pages
...followed, may be seen in the impressive after-testimony of the illustrious Chancellor: " The rising into place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater...pains ; and it is sometimes base and by indignities men come to dignities. The standmg is slippery, and the regress is either a downfall or at least an... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...and to lofe Liberty ; or to feek Power over others, and to lofe Power over a Man's Self. The Rifing unto Place is laborious ; and by Pains Men come to greater Pains ; and it is fometimes bafe ; and by Indignities Men come to Dignities. The Standing is flippery, and the Regrefs... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Philosophy - 1858 - 620 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as1 they have no freedom, neither3 in their persons, nor3 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, aud the regress is either a downfall, or at least... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...seruants of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to secke power, and to lose liberty: or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans sclfe.... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...semante of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seeke power, and to lose liberty: or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans selfe.... | |
 | J. F. Foard - 1861 - 592 pages
...barrister is now advancing, but when he has attained the summit of his ambition he will write : — " It is a strange desire, to seek power 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 downfall, or at least... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - Commonplace-books - 1863 - 254 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 and lose liberty; or to seek power above others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...seruants of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seeke power, and to lose liberty : or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans selfe.... | |
 | Gems - English poetry - 1866 - 168 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... | |
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