The essayes; or, Covnsels, civill and morall, of Francis Lo. Vervlam, Viscount St. Alban (1629)
Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 · London, Printed by I. Haviland, and are sold by R. Allot · leaf 142
; Andgenerally, it is good, to commit the Begin-nings of all great A(Sl:ions,tOi4r^(7j with hishundred Eyes i And the Ends to Briarewwith his hundred Hands : Firft to Warch,and then to Speed. For the Helmet of Tluto,which makcth the Politickc Man goe In-uifible, is. Secrecy in the Counfcll5and… … OfQunning. Of Cunnin XXII. E take Cunning for a Sini-fter or Crooked Wifdomc.And certainly, there is greatdifference, between a Cun-ning Man, and a Wife Man ; Nor oncly inPoint ofHonerty, but in point of ability,There be that can packc the Cards, andyet cannot play well \ So there are fomc,that…
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