 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 ... - Sida 337redigerad av - 1810Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 sidor
...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 - 528 sidor
...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 - 1048 sidor
...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 - 1050 sidor
...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 - 642 sidor
...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 - 606 sidor
...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 - 348 sidor
...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 - 322 sidor
...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 - 310 sidor
...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 - 310 sidor
...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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