 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...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,...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
...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,...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.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...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,...at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Cum non sis quijueris, non esse cur veils vivtre ? Nay, retire men cannot when they would ; neither... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...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 eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum uon sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivcre ?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...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,...at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...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 eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis viyere ?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1825 - 550 pages
...pains ; VOL. in. • D 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 eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : ' Cum non sisqui fueris, " non esse cur velis vivere." Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 524 pages
...pains; VOL. III. D 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 eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Ciim non sisqui fueris, " non esse cur velis vivere." Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1825 - 538 pages
...pains ; VOL. III. D 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 eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : ' Cum non sis qui fueris, " non esse cur velis vivere." Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1833 - 228 pages
...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 eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere ?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither... | |
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The rising unto 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 eclipse, which is a melancholy... 
