...quenched under the new sovereign. In the letter to Cecil which has already been referred t0, he says, 'My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...maintain memory and merit of the times succeeding.' James, if not wise, was undoubtedly learned, and in his advent to the throne Bac6n saw hopes uf al...

...my private thrift and practice. For as for any ambition, 1 do assure your Honour mine is quenched. My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...maintain memory and merit of the times succeeding. It was in this year that the Advancement of Learning was probably written ; and the Apology in certain...

...made her his wife in the presence of a courtly company. In the July of 1603, he wrote to Cecil : — " For this divulged and almost prostituted title of knighthood, I could, without charge by your honor's mean, be content to have it, both because of this late disgrace, and because I have three,...

...kind of freehold, and it was a more solemn time. All those points agreed with my nature and judgment. My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...title of knighthood, I could without charge, by your Honor's mean, be content to have it, both because of this late disgrace, and because I have three new...

...kind of freehold, and it was a more solemn time. All those points agreed with my nature and judgment. My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...be able to maintain memory and merit of the times succeedingj Lastly, for this divulged and almost prostituted title of knighthood, I could without charge,...

...feed on their thoughts, and live amidst their reveries. In a letter on this occasion, he writes, " My ambition now I shall only put upon my PEN, whereby...maintain memory and merit, of THE TIMES SUCCEEDING." And many years after, when he had finally quitted public life, he told the king, " I would live to...

...kind of freehold; and it was a more solemn time. All those points agreed with my nature and judgment. My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...maintain memory and merit of the times succeeding." I may mention, by the way, that Bacon had received no rebuff that we know of; and it was but two months...

...kind of freehold; and it was a more solemn time. All those points agreed with ruy nature and judgment. My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...maintain memory and merit of the times succeeding." I may mention, by the way, that Bacon had received no rebuff that we know of; and it was but two months...

...the kingdom of man. Quite sincerely, I believe, in a letter to his cousin, Robert Cecil, he says : " My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...maintain memory and merit of the times succeeding/' And the ambition was no mean one. For, in a paper written about this time, he proposes to himself no...

...my private thrift and practice. For as for any ambition, I do assure your Honour mine is quenched. My ambition now I shall only put upon my pen, whereby...shall be able to maintain memory and merit of the tunes succeeding. It was in this year that the Advancement of Learning was probably written ; and the...