 | Francis Bacon - 1884 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...war ; but this is when princes, or states, have set up their rest upon the battles. But thus mucli is certain, that he that commands the sea is at great...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.) - 1884 - عدد الصفحات: 564
...power and checked their course of conquest. Trafalgar is another of these decisive naval victories. that commands the sea is at great liberty, and may...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 - 1887 - عدد الصفحات: 326
...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 - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 826
...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,... | |
 | Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain) - 1887 - عدد الصفحات: 894
...the Statistics of Egypt, September, 1884, of this Journal. " But this much is certain," says he ; " that he that commands " the sea is at great liberty,...much and as little of " the war as he will; whereas those that be strongest on land " are many times, nevertheless, in great straits. Surely, at this "... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 336
...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,... | |
 | Arthur Howard Galton - 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...Princes or States, haue set up their Rest, vpon the Battailes. But thus much is certain ; That hee that Commands the Sea, is at great liberty, and may take as much, and as little of Warre, as he will. Whereas those, that be strongest by land, are many times neuerthelesse in great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 788
...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 - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 300
...everything. A metaphor from the game of primero. " To set up one's rest " meant " to stand upon one's cards." 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. Surely, at this day,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 460
...been final to the war: but this is when princes or states have set up their rest b upon the battles. But thus \ much is certain ; that he that commands the sea is at great I liberty, and may take as much and as little of the war as he will ; whereas those that be strongest... | |
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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. 
