Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJohn Sharpe, 1828 - 194 pages |
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... . Honour and Reputation Seeming Wise 24 Judicature Friendship · ib . Anger Expense 27 Vicissitude of things The true Greatness of Kingdoms and A Fragment of an Essay on Fame Estates ib . OF TRUTH " WHAT is truth ? " said jesting.
... . Honour and Reputation Seeming Wise 24 Judicature Friendship · ib . Anger Expense 27 Vicissitude of things The true Greatness of Kingdoms and A Fragment of an Essay on Fame Estates ib . OF TRUTH " WHAT is truth ? " said jesting.
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... wise father , and no less ingeniously confessed , that those which held and persuaded pressure of consciences were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends . OF REVENGE . REVENGE is a kind of wild justice , which the ...
... wise father , and no less ingeniously confessed , that those which held and persuaded pressure of consciences were commonly interested therein themselves for their own ends . OF REVENGE . REVENGE is a kind of wild justice , which the ...
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... wise son rejoiceth the father , but an ungracious son shames the mother . " A man shall see , where there is a house full of children , one or two of the eldest respected , and the youngest made wantons ; but in the midst , some that ...
... wise son rejoiceth the father , but an ungracious son shames the mother . " A man shall see , where there is a house full of children , one or two of the eldest respected , and the youngest made wantons ; but in the midst , some that ...
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... wise , which she will never do if she find him jealous . Wives are young men's mistresses , companions for middle age , and old men's nurses ; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will : but yet he was reputed one of the wise ...
... wise , which she will never do if she find him jealous . Wives are young men's mistresses , companions for middle age , and old men's nurses ; so as a man may have a quarrel to marry when he will : but yet he was reputed one of the wise ...
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... wise men will rather do sacrifice to envy , in suffering themselves sometimes of purpose to be crossed and overborne in things that do not much concern them . Notwith- standing so much is true , that the carriage of greatness in a plain ...
... wise men will rather do sacrifice to envy , in suffering themselves sometimes of purpose to be crossed and overborne in things that do not much concern them . Notwith- standing so much is true , that the carriage of greatness in a plain ...
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affection alleys amongst ancient atheism Augustus Cæsar better beware body bold Cæsar cause Certainly Cicero cometh command commonly corrupt council counsel counsellors court cunning custom danger death discourse doth England envy Epicurus Epimetheus factions fair fame favour fear flowers fore fortune fruit of friendship Galba garden give giveth goeth greatest ground hand hath heart honour hurt judge judgment Julius Cæsar Jupiter kind king kingdom less likewise Macedon maketh man's matter means men's ment mind monly motion nature ness never nobility noble opinion persons plantation pleasure Plutarch poets Pompey princes religion revenge riches Romans secrecy secret sect seditions seemeth Septimius Severus servants side simula soldiers sometimes sort Sparta speak speech superstition sure suspicion Tacitus Themistocles things thou thought Tiberius tion true unto usury Vespasian virtue Vitellius whereby wherein whereof wise