Essays
Essays
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OF KINGDOMS AND ESTATES. 17 1 suffice, that no estate expect to be great, that is not awake upon any just occasion of arming.
No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic ; and, certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honorable war is the true exercise. A civil war, indeed, is like the heat of a fever ; but a foreign war is like the heat of exercise, and serveth to keep the body in health ; for in a slothful peace, both courages will effeminate and manners c...orrupt : but howso- ever it be for happiness, without all question for greatness, it maketh to be still for the most part in arms and the strength of a veteran army (though it be a chargeable business), always on foot, is that which commonly giveth the law, or at least, the reputation amongst all neighbor states, as may well be seen in Spain, 1 which hath had, in one part or other, a veteran army almost continually, now by the space of six-score years.
To be master of the sea is an abridgement of a monarchy.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
OF KINGDOMS AND ESTATES. 17 1 suffice, that no estate expect to be great, that is not awake upon any just occasion of arming.
No body can be healthful without exercise, neither natural body nor politic ; and, certainly, to a kingdom or estate, a just and honorable war is the true exercise. A civil war, indeed, is like the heat of a fever ; but a foreign war is like the heat of exercise, and serveth to keep the body in health ; for in a slothful peace, both courages will effeminate and manners c...orrupt : but howso- ever it be for happiness, without all question for greatness, it maketh to be still for the most part in arms and the strength of a veteran army (though it be a chargeable business), always on foot, is that which commonly giveth the law, or at least, the reputation amongst all neighbor states, as may well be seen in Spain, 1 which hath had, in one part or other, a veteran army almost continually, now by the space of six-score years.
To be master of the sea is an abridgement of a monarchy.
What to read after Essays?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Bacon Francis to read onlineMoreLess
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