 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 686 sidor
...to the war ; but this is, when princes or states have risked their whole fortune 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 with... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1860 - 480 sidor
...final to the war ; but this is when princes or states have set up their rest upon the battles. Hut thus much is certain, that he that commands the sea...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 - 1861 - 690 sidor
...to the war ; but this is, when princes or states have risked their whole fortune 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 tunes nevertheless in great straits. Surely at this day with... | |
 | Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - 1863 - 778 sidor
...Whoever is master of the sea will possess the empire." And Bacon comments upon this as follows : — " But thus much is certain, that he that commands the sea is at great liberty, and may take as much or as little of the war as he will ; whereas those that be strongest by land are many times nevertheless... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 492 sidor
...to the war ; but this is, when princes or states have risked their whole fortune 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 with... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1867 - 440 sidor
...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 - 1868 - 786 sidor
...been final to the war ; but this is whan 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 - 1868 - 458 sidor
...Princes or States, have set up their Rest, upon the Battailes. But thus much is certaine ; That hee that Commands the Sea, is at great liberty, and may take as much, and as little of the Warre, as he will. Whereas those, that be strongest by land, are many times neverthelesse in great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1871 - 634 sidor
...Princes or States,123 haue fet vp their Reft, vpon the Battailes 124 But thus much is certaine ; That hee that Commands the Sea, is at great liberty, and may take as much, and as little of the Warre, as he will. Whereas thofe, that be ftrongeft by land, are many times neuertheleffe in great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1873 - 266 sidor
...completely their ascendancy in the Mediterranean. States have set up their rest upon the battles.1 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. 
