 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1680 - 410 Seiten
...mult ever be well weighed , and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great A«ions to Argus with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands , tirft to Watch, and then to fpeed. For the Helmet of Pluto, which maketh the Politick Man go invifible,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 Seiten
...said) must ever be well weighed; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argus -with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands; first to watch and then to speed. The helmet of Pluto, which makes the politic man go invisible, is... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - 1810 - 594 Seiten
...approach: for, if a man watch too long, as my case stood, though he commit the beginnings thereof to Argos, with his hundred eyes ; and the ends to Briareus, with his hundred hands, tis odds he will fall asleep : so that I thought it my best way, for a time, to remove myself and family,... | |
 | 1810 - 628 Seiten
...: for, if a man watch too long, as my case stood, though he commit the beginnings thereof to Argos, with his hundred eyes; and the ends to Briareus, with his hundred hands, tis odds he will fall asleep : so that I thought it my best way, for a time, to remove myself and family,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1812 - 348 Seiten
...ever be well weighed; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all greal actions to Argos with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands; first to watch, and then to speed; for the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic man go invisible,... | |
 | 1814 - 568 Seiten
...undoing, like the reeling of a drunken man. It is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argus with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands : for the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic man to go invisible, is secrecy in counsel, and... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 Seiten
...ever be well weighed ; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argos with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands ; first to watch, and then to speed ; for the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic man go invisible,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1818 - 312 Seiten
...must ever be well weighed ; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argus with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands ; first to watch, and then to speed. For the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic man go invisible,... | |
 | Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 Seiten
...must ever be well weighed ; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argus with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands ; first to watch, and then to speed. For the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic man go invisible,... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1819 - 580 Seiten
...must ever be well weighed ; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argus with his hundred eyes, and the ends to Briareus with his hundred hands : first to watch, and then to speed. For the helmet of Pluto, which maketh the politic man go invisible,... | |
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The ripeness or unripeness of the occasion (as we said) must ever be well weighed; and generally it is good to commit the beginnings of all great actions to Argus, with his hundred eyes; and the ends to Briareus, with his hundred hands, — first to watch,... 
