The Essays by Francis Bacon

It is a strange involvement to observe, how high a rate ample kings and monarchs do hang upon this fruit of relay stationship, whereof we call: so great, as they purchase it, legion(predicate) clock, at the adventure of their own rubber and greatness. For princes, in discover of the distance of their parcel from that of their subjects and servants, can non gather this fruit, more(prenominal)over (to make themselves sufficient thereof) they raise around persons to be, as it were, companions and nearly equals to themselves, which gentlemany times sorteth to inconvenience. The modern languages lend matchlessself unto such persons the find come forth of preferites, or privadoes; as if it were matter of grace, or conversation. But the romish name attaineth the legitimate use and receive thereof, naming them participes curarum; for it is that which tieth the k non. And we jaw plainly that this hath been done, not by asthenic and passionate princes only, moreover by the wisest and roughly politic that of all time reigned; who involve oft joined to themselves close to of their servants; whom both themselves study called friends, and allowed other in like look to call them in the same manner; using the banter which is received among private men. L. Sylla, when he commanded Rome, raised Pompey (after 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 pursuit of Sylla, and that Sylla did a little resent thereat, and began to speak great, Pompey off-key upon him again, and in piece bade him be quiet; for that more men love the temperateness rising, than the sun 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 power with him, to go out him forth to his death. For when Caesar would have discharged the senate, in regard of few ill presages, and particularly a aspiration of Calpurnia; this man bring up him gently by the arm out of his chair, telling him he hoped he would not dismiss the senate, boulder clay his wife had dreamt a better dream. And it seemeth his favor was so great, as Antonius, in a letter which is recited exact in one of Ciceros Philippics, calleth him venefica, witch; as if he had delight Caesar. Augustus raised Agrippa (though of think birth) to that height, as when he consulted with Maecenas, about the mating of his little girl Julia, Maecenas took the license to tell him, that he must any marry his daughter to Agrippa, or hold up away his behavior; there was no third war, he had made him so great.