 Neither can any man marvel at the play of puppets, that goeth behind the curtain, and adviseth well of the motion. And for magnitude, as Alexander the Great, after that he was used to great armies, and the great conquests of the spacious provinces in...  The Works of Francis Bacon - Page 61by Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Royal Statistical Society (Great Britain) - Great Britain - 1845 - 786 pages
...magnitude, as Alexander the Great, after that he was used to great armies, and the great conquests of the spacious provinces in Asia, when he received...at the most, he said, "It seemed to him that he was advised of the battles of the frogs and mice, that the old tales went of." — So certainly if a man... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1928 - 500 pages
...Asia, when he received letters out 1 The eulogies of Alexander and of Caesar are here omitted. Editor. of Greece of some fights and services there, which...said, It seemed to him that he was advertised of the battles of the frogs and the mice, that the old tales went of: so certainly if a man meditate much... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1844 - 586 pages
...magnitude, as Alexander the Great, after that he was used to great armies, and the great conquests of the spacious provinces in Asia, when he received...for a passage or a fort, or some walled town at the •tost, he said, " It seemed to him, that he was advertised of the battle of the frogs and the mice,... | |
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