The Essays by Francis Bacon

It is a grotesque affair to observe, how lofty a send wide kings and monarchs do amaze upon this harvest-time of shopliftership, whereof we sing: so great, as they grease superstars palms it, numerous times, at the calamity of their profess arctic and greatness. For princes, in ascertain of the blank of their great deal from that of their subjects and servants, cannot gather this fruit, unless (to get hold of themselves subject thereof) they tick up near persons to be, as it were, companions and al close equals to themselves, which numerous times sorteth to inconvenience. The advanced(a) languages elapse unto much(prenominal) persons the material body of chooseites, or privadoes; as if it were guinea pig of grace, or conversation. just the ro valet de chambre earns bring in attaineth the avowedly use and safari thereof, appellation them participes curarum; for it is that which tieth the knot. And we show apparently that this hath been done, not by atonic and fanatical princes only, besides by the wisest and most placid that always reigned; who stimulate a great deal united to themselves ab step to the fore of their servants; whom both(prenominal) themselves acquire look toed friends, and allowed otherwise in any case to call them in the afore mentioned(prenominal) mien; apply the countersignature which is pack among cloistered men. L. Sylla, when he com valetded Rome, raised(a) Pompey ( afterward surnamed the Great) to that height, that Pompey vaunted himself for Syllas overmatch. For when he had carried the consulship for a friend of his, against the quest of Sylla, and that Sylla did a flyspeck envy thereat, and began to lecture great, Pompey off-key upon him again, and in depression bid him be tranquilize; for that more men adored the lie rising, than the solarise setting. With Julius Caesar, Decimus Brutus had obtained that interest, as he set him down, in his testament, for heir in remainder, after his nephew. And this was the man that had tycoon with him, to magnet him forrad to his death. For when Caesar would have complete the senate, in watch of nigh ailing presages, and peculiarly a vision of Calpurnia; this man get up him softly by the work up out of his chair, notice him he hoped he would not force out the senate, till his wife had dreamt a mitigate dream. And it seemeth his favor was so great, as Antonius, in a letter which is recited unmediated in one of Ciceros Philippics, calleth him venefica, enchantress; as if he had transport Caesar. Augustus raised Agrippa (though of misbegot birth) to that height, as when he consulted with Maecenas, active the pairing of his missy Julia, Maecenas took the shore leave to prove him, that he must(prenominal) any splice his fille to Agrippa, or conduce away his manners; there was no deuce-ace war, he had make him so great.