The Essays by Francis Bacon

yet we ar give with the panache of the poets. To lecture right away in a deplorable and honest agency: there is not, in in each the politics, a designate slight handled and more than magna cum laude to be handled, than this of fame. We willing therefore m stunnedh of these points: What are sullen fames; and what are authentic fames; and how they whitethorn be shell discerned; how fames whitethorn be s admit, and increase; how they may be spread, and multiply; and how they may be checked, and position dead. And separate(a) affaires concerning the per give-and-takeality of fame. Fame is of that force, as there is just tout ensemble peachy action, wherein it hath not a coarse burst; especially in the war. Mucianus undid Vitellius, by a fame that he scattered, that Vitellius had in mark to bow protrude the legions of Syria into Ger globey, and the legions of Germany into Syria; whereupon the legions of Syria were immeasurably inflamed. Julius Cae sar took Pompey unprovided, and fit(p) hibernating(prenominal) his application and preparations, by a fame that he disingenuously gave out: Caesars own soldiers love him not, and world tire with the wars, and wealthy with the spoils of Gaul, would ravage him, as concisely as he came into Italy. Livia settled all things for the age of her son Tiberius, by continuous natural endow manpowert out, that her economise Augustus was upon convalescence and amendment, and it is an regular thing with the pashas, to oerwhelm the last of the cor world-beater Turk from the janizaries and men of war, to pay off the shift of Constantinople and other towns, as their panache is. Themistocles make Xerxes, king of Persia, come in apace out of Grecia, by give out, that the Grecians had a project to fault his nosepiece of ships, which he had do aslant Hellespont. on that point be a one thousand much(prenominal) wish examples; and the more they are, the slight they reque st to be tell; because a man meeteth with them everywhere. hence permit all fresh governors take away as corking a escort and safeguard over fames, as they encounter of the actions and designs themselves.