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 - Seite 114von Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 Seiten
...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 - 1801 - 392 Seiten
...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 - 348 Seiten
...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 - 1815 - 310 Seiten
...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 - 312 Seiten
...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 - 310 Seiten
...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 - 602 Seiten
...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 - 1820 - 548 Seiten
...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,... | |
| 1821 - 416 Seiten
...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 - 524 Seiten
...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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