 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 - Page 3091852Full view - About this book
 | Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1720 - 556 pages
...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 - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...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 pages
...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 - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...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 - English essays - 1820 - 548 pages
...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... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 416 pages
...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 - English essays - 1822 - 238 pages
...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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