 Lord to be the fittest instrument to do good to the state ; and therefore I applied myself to him in a manner which I think happeneth rarely among men ; for I did not only labor carefully and industriously in that he set me about, whether it were matter...  Mornings of the Recess, 1861-4 - Page 210by Samuel Lucas - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Latham Davis - 1905 - 476 lehte
...years since dedicate my travels and studies to the use and service of my Lord of Essex, . . . and 1 applied myself to him in a manner which I think happeneth rarely amongst men: for I did not only labour carefully and industriously in that he set me about, whether... | |
 | 1906 - 306 lehte
...father, or by nature, I loved my country more than was answerable to my fortune ; and I held at that time my lord to be the fittest instrument to do good to...and therefore I applied myself to him in a manner that I think happcneth rarely among men : for I did not only labour carefully and industriously in... | |
 | George Walter Steeves - 1910 - 272 lehte
...by Bacon, that Essex may have been considered " the fittest instrument to do good to the State — therefore I applied myself to him in a manner which I think happeneth rarely among men." On the other hand, the relations between Lord Burghley and Bacon were less cordial. No doubt the Cecils... | |
 | James Seth - 1912 - 404 lehte
...to Essex and, on Bacon's side at least, formed the basis of their friendship. ' I held at that time my lord to be the fittest instrument to do good to...manner which I think happeneth rarely among men.' In acknowledging the Earl's gift of land, he thus carefully limits the extent of the obligation under... | |
 | Hans Kliem - 1915 - 72 lehte
...sides"2). Und Bacon charakterisiert seine Anhänglichkeit zu Essex mit den Worten: „I held at that time my lord to be the fittest instrument to do good to...him in a manner which I think happeneth rarely among men"3). Es war nicht das Verhältnis eines reichen Patrons zu einem nützlichen und abhängigen Dichter,... | |
 | Edward George Harman - 1925 - 348 lehte
...he hoped to effect this through the medium of the Favourite. In his own words, " I held at that time my Lord to be the fittest instrument to do good to...I applied myself to him in a manner which I think rarely happeneth amongst men. And when not long after I entered into this course, my brother Anthony... | |
 | Gustav Ungerer - 1974 - 558 lehte
...selfish and Anthony in an unobtrusive way. As Francis put it in his Apology years later, he held Essex «to be the fittest instrument to do good to the state; and therefore... applied» himself «to him in a manner which», he thought, «happeneth rarely among men ; for» he... | |
 | Penry Williams - 1998 - 650 lehte
...by his own account, was also devoted to Essex: 'therefore', he wrote later, 'I applied myself wholly to him in a manner which I think happeneth rarely among men.'-* By the end of 1593 Antony Bacon had taken up residence in Essex House and was controlling an informal... | |
 | Patrick Collinson, Anthony Fletcher, Peter Roberts - 2006 - 402 lehte
...the disgrace of the earl of Essex, Francis Bacon wrote of his service to Essex in the early 1590s: I applied myself to him in a manner which I think happeneth rarely among men; . . . neglecting the Queen's service, mine own fortune, and in a sort my 14 The Letters and the Life... | |
 | Virginia M. Fellows - 2006 - 383 lehte
...tragedy, Bacon freely admitted that the reason he worked with Essex was that at the time he considered him to be the fittest instrument to do good to the state. And by teaming up with his brother, he might be able to more effectively carry out his program for the... | |
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