 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 nor left behind, but it hindereth the march; yea and the care of it sometimes...  The Anglo-American Magazine - Side 3091852Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Francis Bacon - 1720 - 556 sider
...miferable Creatures. XXXIV. Of RICHES. 1 Cannot call RICHES by a more groper Name, than to ftyle them the Baggage of Virtue. For as the Baggage is to an Army, fo are RICHES to Virtue, They are neceffary, but cumberfome ; nay, and the Care of it often lofeth,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 sider
...OF 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 inarch ; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory; of great... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 sider
...BACOW. 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 loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 sider
...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 nor left behind, but it hindereth the march; yea, and the care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory ; of great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 sider
...baggage of virtue. The Roman word is better, 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 care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 sider
...baggage of virtue. The Roman word is better, 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 care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 sider
...bag-gage of virtue. The Roman word is better, 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 care of it sometimes loseth or disturbeth the victory. Of great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1820 - 548 sider
...RICHES. 1 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 loseth or disturbeth the victory; of great riches... | |
 | 1821 - 416 sider
...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 loseth or diaturbeth the victory; of great... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1822 - 238 sider
...better than the baggage of virtue; the Roman word is better, "impedimenta ;" for as the baggage i's 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 loseth or disturbeth the vietory; of great... | |
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