 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...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 downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris., " non esse... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...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...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
...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...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
...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...eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Cum non sis quijueris, non esse cur veils vivtre ? Nay, retire men cannot when they would ; neither will they when... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...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...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 will... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...is laborious, and by pains men come to greater pains; and it is sometimes base, and by inJignities men come to dignities. The standing is slippery, and...eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis vivere?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will they when... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...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...eclipse, which is a melancholy thing : " Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis viyere ?" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will they when... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...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...eclipse, which is a melancholy thing: "Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur velis viverel" Nay, retire men cannot when they would, neither will they when... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1824 - 598 pages
...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 downfal, or at least an eclipse, which is a melancholy thing. Cum non sis qui fueris, non esse cur... | |
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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... 
