Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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... heart , doth not dis- cern that frail men , in some of their contradic- tions , intend the same thing , and accepteth of both ? The nature of such controversies is ex- cellently expressed by St. Paul , in the warning and precept that he ...
... heart , doth not dis- cern that frail men , in some of their contradic- tions , intend the same thing , and accepteth of both ? The nature of such controversies is ex- cellently expressed by St. Paul , in the warning and precept that he ...
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... a sad and solemn ground , than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge , there- fore , of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye . Certainly virtue is like precious odours 24 LORD BACON'S ESSAYS .
... a sad and solemn ground , than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge , there- fore , of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye . Certainly virtue is like precious odours 24 LORD BACON'S ESSAYS .
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... heart to know when to tell truth , and to do it : therefore it is the weaker sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers . Tacitus saith , " Livia sorted well with the arts of her husband , and dissimulation of her son ...
... heart to know when to tell truth , and to do it : therefore it is the weaker sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers . Tacitus saith , " Livia sorted well with the arts of her husband , and dissimulation of her son ...
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... heart , so secret men come to the knowledge of many things in that kind ; while men rather discharge their minds than impart their minds . In few words , mysteries are due to secrecy . Besides ( to say truth ) nakedness is uncomely , as ...
... heart , so secret men come to the knowledge of many things in that kind ; while men rather discharge their minds than impart their minds . In few words , mysteries are due to secrecy . Besides ( to say truth ) nakedness is uncomely , as ...
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... man , and inordinate ; but the latter was an austere and wise man and therefore it seems ( though rarely ) , that love can find entrance , not only into an open heart , but also into a heart well fortified , OF LOVE . 39.
... man , and inordinate ; but the latter was an austere and wise man and therefore it seems ( though rarely ) , that love can find entrance , not only into an open heart , but also into a heart well fortified , OF LOVE . 39.
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