 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 pages
...many commiferable Perfons. XXXIV. Of Riches. I Cannot call Riches better than the baggage of Vertue. The Roman word is better, Impedimenta ; for as the Baggage is to an Army, fo' is Riches to Vertue. It cannot be fpared, nor left behind, but it hindreth the March : Yea, and... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...actions ; therefore extrordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion. . LORD BACOW. I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue....march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great riches, there is no real use, except it be in the distribution ; the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 pages
...forwardness; for, besides the dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. OF I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue;...cannot be spared nor left behind, but it hindereth the inarch ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory; of great riches there... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...for, besides the dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many com miserable persons. OF RICHES. I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue; the Roman word is better, "im" pedimenta ; " for as the baggage is -to an army, so is riches to virtue ; it cannot be spared... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 pages
...forwardness ; for besides the dishonour, it is guiltiness of blood of many commiscrable persons. 1 CANNOT call Riches better than the baggage of virtue....Impedimenta ; for as the baggage is to an army, so are Riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor left behind, but it hindereth the march : yea, and the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...forwardness ; for besides the dishonour, it is guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. ©f I CANNOT call Riches better than the baggage of virtue....Impedimenta ; for as the baggage is to an army, so are Riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor left behind, but it hindereth the march : yea, and the... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819 - 214 pages
...besides the dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. XXXV. OF RICHES. I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue...march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory; of great riches there is no real use, except it be in the distribution ; the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 pages
...besides the dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. XXXIV. OF RICHES. I CANNOT call riches better than the bag-gage of virtue....impedimenta. For as the baggage is to an army, so are riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor left behind, but it hindereth the march ; yea, and the... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 pages
...besides Hie dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. XXXV. OF RICHES. 1 CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue;...march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory; of great riches there is DO real use, except it be in the distribution; the... | |
 | 1821 - 416 pages
...besides the dishonour, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons. XXXV. OF RICHES. I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue...march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or diaturbeth the victory; of great riches there is no real use,, except it be in the distribution ; the... | |
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I CANNOT call riches better than the baggage of virtue ; the Roman word is better, impedimenta. For as the baggage is to an army, so is riches to virtue. It cannot be spared, nor left behind, but it hindereth the march ; yea, and the care of it sometimes... 
