What is most clearly the impact of Bacon’s use of the phrases “by pains men come to greater pains” and “by indignities men come to dignities” (sentence 4)?

What is most clearly the impact of Bacon’s use of the phrases “by pains men come to greater pains” and “by indignities men come to dignities” (sentence 4)?

a.  The use of analogy emphasizes the challenges those running for office face.

b.  The use of repetition emphasizes the attractiveness of holding a high office.

c.  The use of parallelism emphasizes the ironies involved in running for office.

d.  The use of comparison emphasizes the similarities between officials and other people.

a.  The use of analogy emphasizes the challenges those running for office face.

Explanation:

Based on the use of Bacon's phrases "by pains men come to greater pains" and "by "indignities men come to dignities" shows that the path to holding political office is a difficult one.

What the phrase is most likely trying to express is that the pains of running for office do not stop when you become elected as it only gets bigger and that it is through these indignities of running for office that a person becomes a dignitary or dignified.

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