 | Francis Bacon - 1864 - 492 pages
...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 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 - 1868 - 786 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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,... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 456 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,... | |
 | Homer Baxter Sprague - 1874 - 474 pages
...when princes, or states, have set up their rest upon the battles. But thus much is certain, that ho that commands the sea is at great liberty, and may...much and as little of the war as he will; whereas, those that bo strongest by land are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1876 - 300 pages
...final to the war : but this is when princes, or States, have set up 285 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.) - 1877 - 782 pages
...to the war ; but this is, when princes or states have set up their rest upon the battles. But this much is certain ; that he that commands the sea is...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. 
