Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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... favour ; but a natural , though corrupt love of the lie itself . One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the matter , and is at a stand to think what should be in it , that men should love lies , whether neither they make for ...
... favour ; but a natural , though corrupt love of the lie itself . One of the later schools of the Grecians examineth the matter , and is at a stand to think what should be in it , that men should love lies , whether neither they make for ...
Page 24
... favour . Yet even in the Old Testament , if you listen to David's harp , you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of ...
... favour . Yet even in the Old Testament , if you listen to David's harp , you shall hear as many herselike airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of ...
Page 53
... favour do reflect upon some worthy ones is somewhat necessary , because there are few of that capacity . 16. He must have a special care of five things , if he would not have his crown to be but to him " infelix felicitas : " First ...
... favour do reflect upon some worthy ones is somewhat necessary , because there are few of that capacity . 16. He must have a special care of five things , if he would not have his crown to be but to him " infelix felicitas : " First ...
Page 71
... favour in those things he de- sireth to see or know : thus he may abridge his travel with much profit . As for the acquaint- ance which is to be sought in travel , that which is most of all profitable is acquaintance with the ...
... favour in those things he de- sireth to see or know : thus he may abridge his travel with much profit . As for the acquaint- ance which is to be sought in travel , that which is most of all profitable is acquaintance with the ...
Page 73
... favour , and is not the thing he was . To speak now of the true temper of empire , it is a thing rare and hard to keep ; for both tem- per and distemper consist of contraries but it is one thing to mingle contraries , another to inter ...
... favour , and is not the thing he was . To speak now of the true temper of empire , it is a thing rare and hard to keep ; for both tem- per and distemper consist of contraries but it is one thing to mingle contraries , another to inter ...
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