 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1852 - 394 pages
...been Final to the War ; but this is, when Princes or States have fet up their Reft, upon the Battles. But thus much is certain ; that he that commands the...little of the War, as he will. Whereas thofe, that be ftrongeft by Land, are many times neverthelefs in great Straights. Surely, at this Day, with us of... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1852 - 580 pages
...up their rest upon the battles ; but thus much is certain, that he that 38 ESSAYS CIVIL AND MORAL. commands the sea is at great liberty, and may take...much and as little of the war as he will ; whereas those that be strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1853 - 176 pages
...been final to the war : but this is when princes or states have set up their rest upon the battles. But thus much is certain, that he that commands the...much and as little of the war as he will. Whereas those that be strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Ethics - 1854 - 894 pages
...been final to the war; but this is, when princes or states have set up their rest upon the battles. But thus much is certain ; that he that commands the...liberty, and may take as much and as little of the war as be will. Whereas those that be strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - English essays - 1856 - 406 pages
...been final to the war ; but this is when princes, or states, have set up their rest upon the battles. But thus much is certain, that he that commands the...much and as little of the war as he will ; whereas, those that be strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1856 - 562 pages
...been final to the war; but this is when princes, or States, have set up their rest upon the battles ; but thus much is certain, that he that commands the...much and as little of the war as he will ; whereas those that be strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, iu great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...have heen final to the war ; hut this is when princes or states have set up their rest upon hattles. But thus much is certain, that he that commands the sea is at great liherty, and may take as much and as little of the .war as he will ; whereas those that he strongest... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1857 - 412 pages
...been Final to the War; but this is when Princes or States have fet up their Reft, upon the Battles. But thus much is certain, that he that commands the...little of the War as he will. Whereas thofe that be ftrongeft by Land are many times neverthelefs in great Straits. Surely, at this Day, with us of Europe,... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Richard Whately - Conduct of life - 1857 - 578 pages
...been final to the war ; but this is when princes, or States, have set up their rest upon the battles ; but thus much is certain, that he that commands the...much and as little of the war as he will ; whereas those that be strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...been final to the war ; but this is when princes or states have set up their rest upon the battles. But thus much is certain, that he that commands the...much and as little of the war as he will. Whereas those that be strongest by land are many times nevertheless in great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
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But thus much is certain; that he that commands the sea is at great liberty, and may take as much and as little of the war as he will; whereas those that be strongest by land are many times nevertheless in great straits. 
