Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard, / From firm security.
Some [...] alleged that we should have no security for our trade.
The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.
From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
Those who lent him money lent it on no security but his bare word.
He means, my lord, that we are too remiss, / Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, / Grows strong and great in substance and in power.