 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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...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 eclipse, which... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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 tiroes. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lo«e liberty ; or to seek power over others, and... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 602 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...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...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 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | 1821 - 408 pages
...servants : servants of the sovereign in 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. Power they seek, and lose liberty : they seek power over others, and lose power over themselves," •... | |
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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... 
