The story of English literature for young readers . s petitions in spite of the continuedremonstrances of friends. The old lord lived ingreat state not far from York House, and the Queenso honored him that when he was confined to hischair with the gout Her Majesty condescended to sitwith him for an hour at a time. In spite of all thishe grudged any influence in behalf of his nephew. Bacon, however, had made a powerful friend atcourt. This was the Earl of Essex, who stood highin the favor of the Queen. From the commence-ment of their friendship Essex did all that lay in hispower to advance Baco
The story of English literature for young readers . s petitions in spite of the continuedremonstrances of friends. The old lord lived ingreat state not far from York House, and the Queenso honored him that when he was confined to hischair with the gout Her Majesty condescended to sitwith him for an hour at a time. In spite of all thishe grudged any influence in behalf of his nephew. Bacon, however, had made a powerful friend atcourt. This was the Earl of Essex, who stood highin the favor of the Queen. From the commence-ment of their friendship Essex did all that lay in hispower to advance Bacons interests. He not onlygave him a fine property, but used all his influencefor him at court. Many stories are told of his loyalty to Bacons in-terests. One day he was returning from court in thesame coach with Burleighs son. Sir Robert Cecil. • My Lord/ said Sir Robert, the Queen has de-termined to appoint an Attorney General withoutmore delay. I pray your lordship to let me knowwhom you will favor. What! said Essex, I wonder at your The Hall of Grays Inn. For Young Readers. 173 You cannot but know that, resolutely, against all theworld, I stand for your cousin, Francis Bacon. Cecil was very angry; but Essex only continued topraise and extol his friends genius and abilities untilthe jealous cousin, from mere shame, was silenced. At last Bacon obtained,, through Burleighs influ-ence, the promise of a political office when it shouldfall vacant, and with this in view he entered Parlia-ment. There his eloquence must have been marvel-ous \ for Ben Jonson said that, in listening to him,the only fear in mens minds was that he should leaveoff too soon. Bacon kept his attention fixed upon court patron-age and the public favor, and tried to steer his wayadroitly between the two. I fancy those early daysof his boyhood when the Queen had called him her Young Lord-Keeper were always in his had two ambitions—high public office and liter-ature, — and from the commen
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