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... Lives of lord Lyndhurst and lord Brougham - Page 79by John Campbell (1st baron.) - 1857Full view - About this book
| Ambrose Serle - 1801 - 392 pages
...Bacon, the chancellor, declares that "men in great place are thrice servants : servants of the sovreign or state, servants of fame, 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,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...and embaseth it. OF 0reat Place. MEN in great place are thrice servants; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business;...over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...and embaseth it. OF GREAT PLACE. MEN in great place are thrice servants; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business;...their 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... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...Love corrupteth and embaseth it. 1V1.EN 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 either in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power,... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...Love corrupteth and embaseth it. IVlEN 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 either in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...embaseth it. XI. OF GREAT PLACE. MEN in great place are thrice servants : servants of the sovereign or state ; servants of fame ; and servants of business...over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious; and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...embaseth it. XI. OF GREAT PLACE. MEN in great place are thrice servants; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business;...over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base,... | |
| 1821 - 416 pages
...embaseth it. . XI. OF GREAT PLACE. MEN in great place are thrice servants ; servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of- business...over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base,... | |
| 1821 - 408 pages
...Unmindful of his own words : " That men in great place are thrice servants : servants of the sovereign in state ; servants of fame ; and servants of business...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. Power they seek, and lose liberty : they seek power over others, and lose power over themselves," •... | |
| Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...Unmindful of his own words : " That men in great place are thrice servants : servants of the sovereign in state ; servants of fame ; and servants of business...persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. Power they seek, and lose liberty : they seek power over others, and lose power over themselves." Unmindful... | |
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