 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - Commonplace-books - 1863 - 254 pages
...vice that doth so cover a man with shame as to be found false and perfidious." "MEN in great places are thrice servants — servants of the sovereign...their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty; or to seek power above others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1864 - 638 pages
...little book called the Medley.i i Published by Messrs. Smith, in the Strand. ESSAY XL OF GREAT PLACE. MEN in great place are "thrice servants — servants...of business ; so as ' they have no freedom, neither 2 in their persons, nor2 in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 468 pages
...the Soueraigne, or state ; seruants of fame, and seruants of businesse. So as they haue no freedome, neither in their persons, nor in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seeke power, and to lose liberty : or to seeke power ouer others, and to lose power ouer a mans selfe.... | |
 | Gems - English poetry - 1866 - 168 pages
...he would say ; " how much joy might all this bawling give my Lord Mayor!" OF GREAT PLACE. (Bacon.} in great place are thrice servants, — servants of...strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 pages
...as far as possible. ESSAY VI. GREAT PLACE. MEN in great place are thrice servants ; ser- [1] vants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants...their times. It is a strange desire to seek power [2] and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...some men is merely local. They are great, because their associates are little. JOHNSON. GEEAT PLACE. IT is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. * * * Certainly, great persons... | |
 | Marcus Tullius Cicero - 1868 - 368 pages
...aspire. In his eleventh essay, entitled, " Of great place," he makes the following observations : " Men in great place are thrice servants ; servants...their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and lose liberty, or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 786 pages
...periodical called The True Briton, and afterwards in a little book called the Medley. OF GREAT PLACE. MEN" in great place are thrice servants — servants...State, servants of fame, and servants of business ; so as1 they have no freedom, neither" in their persons, nor" in their actions, nor in their times. It... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1868 - 694 pages
...servants of fame, and servants of business; so as1 they have no freedom, neither2 in their persons, nor2 in their actions, nor in their times. It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty, or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self. The rising unto place is laborious,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1868 - 472 pages
...the Soveraigne or State ; Servants of Fame ; and Servants of Businesse. So as they have no Freedome ; neither in their Persons ; nor in their Actions ; nor in their Times. It is a strange desire, to seeke Power, and to lose Libertie ; Or to seeke Power over others, and to loose Power over a Mans Selfe.... | |
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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... 
