 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 stout10 and warlike.  The United Service Magazine - Page 251904Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...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 - Conduct of life - 1720 - 528 pages
...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 - Great Britain - 1803 - 1048 pages
...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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 642 pages
...flourishing estate to ruin and decay. To the second thus: walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horse, chariots of war, elephants,...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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1810 - 606 pages
...flourishing estate to ruin and decay. To the second thus: walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horse, chariots of war, elephants,...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,... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...and yet are apt to be the foundation of great monarchies. Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horse, chariots of war> elephants,...but a sheep in a lion's skin, except the breed and dispCN sition of the people be stout and warlike. Nay, number (itself) in armies importuth not much,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 pages
...warlike disposition of the people ; (b) for walled towns, stored arsenals, goodly races of horses, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the like, all this is but sheep in a lion's skin, unless the breeding and disposition of the people be warlike;" and, " as to... | |
 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 458 pages
...warlike disposition of the people ; (b) for walled towns, stored arsenals, goodly races of horses, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the like, all this is but sheep in a lion's skin, unless the breeding and disposition of the people be warlike ;" and, " as to... | |
 | 1863 - 804 pages
...and yet apt to be the foundation of great monarchies." " Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horse, chariots of war, elephants,...artillery and the like; all this is but a sheep in lion's skin, except the breed and disposition of the people be stout and warlike. Nay, number (itself)... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Biography - 1850 - 590 pages
...stout and warlike disposition of the people; for walled towns, stored arsenals, goodly races of horses, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the like, all this is hut sheep in a lion's skin, unless the breeding and disposition of the people be warlike ;" and, "as... | |
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