Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horse, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the like — all this is but a sheep in a lion's skin except the breed and disposition of the people be stout and warlike. Nay, number... The Harleian Miscellany, Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and ... - Strona 337pod redakcją - 1810Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - Liczba stron: 410
...Foundations of great Monarchies. Walled Towns, Stored Arfenals and Armouries, Goodly Races of Horfe, Chariots of War, Elephants, Ordnance, Artillery, and the like : All this is but a Sheep in a Lions Skin, except the breed and difpofition of the People be ftout and warlike. Nay , Number ( it... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1720 - Liczba stron: 528
...Towns, llored Arfenals and Armories, goodly Breeds of Horfe, Chariots of War, Elephants, Ordinance, Artillery, and the like; all this is but a Sheep in a Lion's Skin^ unlefs the Breed andDifpofition of the People be ftout and warlike, Nay, Number it felf in Armies fignifies... | |
| William Cobbett - 1803 - Liczba stron: 1048
...armouries, goodly races of horses, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the like j all this is but a sheep in a lion's skin, except the breed and disposition of Ihe people be stout and <warlikt." And how is a people to be made stout and warlike but by the " exercise... | |
| 1803 - Liczba stron: 1050
...impracticable. " Walled towns, (says Lord Bacon) sttred arsenals and armouries, goodly races of horses, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and...the breed and disposition of the people be stout and vmrlike." And how is a people to be made stout and warlike but by the " exercise of a just and honourable... | |
| 1810 - Liczba stron: 642
...and yet cannot fiddle: as, on the other side, there will be found a great many, that are very cunning upon the cittern or lute (that is, in court trifles)...except the breed and disposition of the people be scout and warlike. Nay, number itself in armies imports not much, where the people are of a faint and... | |
| 1810 - Liczba stron: 606
...and yet cannot fiddle: as, on the other side, there will be found a great many, that are very cunning upon the cittern or lute (that is, in court trifles)...ordnance, artillery, and the like ; all this is but a «heep in a lion's skin, except the breed and disposition of the people be stout and warlike. Nay,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1812 - Liczba stron: 348
...that have but a small dimension of stem, and yet are apt to be the foundation of great monarchies. Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly...stout and warlike. Nay, number, itself, in armies importeth not much, where the people are of weak courage; for, as Virgil saith, " It never troubles... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - Liczba stron: 322
...power and forces of aii estate. Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horses, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and...stout and warlike. Nay, number (itself) in armies importeth1 not much, where the people is of weak courage ; for,. as Virgil saith, " It never troubleth... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - Liczba stron: 310
...that have but a small dimension of stem, and yet are apt to the he foundation of great monarchies. Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly...stout and warlike. Nay, number (itself) in armies importeth not much, where the people is of weak courage; for, as Virgil saith, " It never " troubles... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - Liczba stron: 310
...and yet apt to be the foundations of great monarchies. Walled towns, stored arsenals and armouries, goodly races of horse, chariots of war, elephants,...stout and warlike. Nay, number (itself) in armies importeth not much, where the people is of weak courage : for, (as Virgil saith) " it never troubles... | |
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