Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJohn Sharpe, 1828 - 194 pages |
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... rising either of a natural falseness , or fearfulness , or of a mind that hath some main faults ; which , because a man must needs disguise , it maketh him practise simulation in other things , lest his hand should be out of use . The ...
... rising either of a natural falseness , or fearfulness , or of a mind that hath some main faults ; which , because a man must needs disguise , it maketh him practise simulation in other things , lest his hand should be out of use . The ...
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... rising ; for it seemeth but right done to their birth : besides , there seemeth not much added to their fortune , and envy is as the sunbeams , that beat hotter upon a bank or steep , rising ground than upon a flat ; and for the same ...
... rising ; for it seemeth but right done to their birth : besides , there seemeth not much added to their fortune , and envy is as the sunbeams , that beat hotter upon a bank or steep , rising ground than upon a flat ; and for the same ...
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... rising unto place is laborious , and by pains men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base , and by indignities men come to digni- ties . The standing is slippery , and the re- gress is either a downfall , or at least an eclipse ...
... rising unto place is laborious , and by pains men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base , and by indignities men come to digni- ties . The standing is slippery , and the re- gress is either a downfall , or at least an eclipse ...
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... rising to a great place is by a winding stair ; and if there be factions , it is good to side a man's self whilst he is in the rising , and to balance himself when he is placed . Use the memory of thy predecessor fairly and tenderly ...
... rising to a great place is by a winding stair ; and if there be factions , it is good to side a man's self whilst he is in the rising , and to balance himself when he is placed . Use the memory of thy predecessor fairly and tenderly ...
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... rising but by a commixture of good and evil arts : but it is reason the memory of their virtues remain to posterity , and their faults die with themselves . Nobility of birth commonly abateth industry ; and he that is not indus- trious ...
... rising but by a commixture of good and evil arts : but it is reason the memory of their virtues remain to posterity , and their faults die with themselves . Nobility of birth commonly abateth industry ; and he that is not indus- trious ...
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