Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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Page 35
... desire to excel in too many matters , out of levity and vainglory , are ever envious , for they cannot want work ; it being impossible , but many , in some one of those things , should sur- pass them ; which was the character of Adrian ...
... desire to excel in too many matters , out of levity and vainglory , are ever envious , for they cannot want work ; it being impossible , but many , in some one of those things , should sur- pass them ; which was the character of Adrian ...
Page 41
... desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others , and to lose power over a man's self . The rising unto place is laborious , and by pains men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base , and by indignities ...
... desire to seek power and to lose liberty ; or to seek power over others , and to lose power over a man's self . The rising unto place is laborious , and by pains men come to greater pains ; and it is sometimes base , and by indignities ...
Page 48
... desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall ; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall but in charity there is no excess , neither can angel or man come in danger by it . The inclination to goodness is imprinted ...
... desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall ; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall but in charity there is no excess , neither can angel or man come in danger by it . The inclination to goodness is imprinted ...
Page 72
... desire , and many things to fear ; and yet that commonly is the case with kings , who being at the highest , want matter of desire , which makes their minds more languishing ; and have many representations of perils and shadows , which ...
... desire , and many things to fear ; and yet that commonly is the case with kings , who being at the highest , want matter of desire , which makes their minds more languishing ; and have many representations of perils and shadows , which ...
Page 76
... desires . I have noted it in my History of king Henry the Seventh of England , who depressed his nobility , where- upon it came to pass that his times were full of difficulties and troubles ; for the nobility , though they continued ...
... desires . I have noted it in my History of king Henry the Seventh of England , who depressed his nobility , where- upon it came to pass that his times were full of difficulties and troubles ; for the nobility , though they continued ...
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