 ... the nature of war, as it is in the nature of weather. For as the nature of foul weather lieth not in a shower or two of rain but in an inclination thereto of many days together, so the nature of war consisteth not in actual fighting but in the known...  An Anthology of English Prose: (1332 to 1740) - Page 113by Annie Barnett, Lucy Dale - 1912 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1651 - 564 pages
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 | 1817 - 590 pages
...nature of ^cod weather lyeth not in a shower or two of rain, but in ail inclination thereto of rmruy days together, so the nature of war consisteth not...but in the known disposition thereto, during all the tine there is no assurance v. the contrary.' principle in the opposers of the anti-jacobine war, —... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1832 - 452 pages
...as the nature of good weather lyeth not in a shower or two of rain, * but in an inclination thereto of many days together, so the nature of war consisteth...disposition * thereto, during all the time there is DO assurance to the contrary.' who affected to regard this manifestation of public opinion with horror,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1832 - 438 pages
...not in a shower or two of rain, * but in an inclination thereto of many days together, so the natare of war consisteth not in actual fighting, but in the...all the time there is no assurance to the contrary." who affected to regard this manifestation of public opinion with horror, and represented it as proceeding... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 pages
...as the nature of foul weather, lieth not in a shower or two of rain ; but in an inclination thereto of many days together : so the nature of war, consisteth...PEACE. Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of p. l (titles of such war, where every man is enemy to every man ; the s war. same is consequent to... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 744 pages
...as the nature of foul weather, lieth not in a shower or two of rain ; but in an inclination thereto of many days together : so the nature of war, consisteth...PEACE. Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of™.6 incommo» dities of such war, where every man is enemy to every man ; the a war. same is consequent... | |
 | Thomas Hobbes - 1839 - 766 pages
...as the nature of foul weather, lieth not in a shower or two of rain ; but in an inclination thereto of many days together : so the nature of war, consisteth...PEACE. Whatsoever therefore is consequent to a time of™.6 incomm°' dmea of snch war, where every man is enemy to every man ; the s war. same is consequent... | |
 | 1841 - 412 pages
...shower or two of rain ; but in an inclination thereto of many days together ; so the nature of man consisteth not in actual fighting; but in the known...all the time there is no assurance to the contrary." — Vol. III. p. 112. We think, that the instance that has been given in our own land of a peaceable... | |
 | Edwin David Sanborn - 1875 - 436 pages
...For, as the nature of foul weather lieth not in a shower or two of rain, but in an inclination thereto of many days together, so the nature of war consisteth...all the time there is no assurance to the contrary." With this explanation and with another gratuitous assumption of all the old philosophers, that prior... | |
 | Edwin David Sanborn - 1875 - 436 pages
...or two of rain, but in an inclination thereto of many days together, so the nature of war consisted! not in actual fighting, but in the known disposition...all the time there is no assurance to the contrary." With this explanation and with another gratuitous assumption of all the old philosophers, that prior... | |
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