Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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... Prince ; and these I dedicate to your Grace , being of the best fruits , that , by the good increase which God gives to my pen and labours , I could yield . God lead your Grace by the hand . Your Grace's most obliged and faithful ...
... Prince ; and these I dedicate to your Grace , being of the best fruits , that , by the good increase which God gives to my pen and labours , I could yield . God lead your Grace by the hand . Your Grace's most obliged and faithful ...
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... prince of darkness : " and what is it better , to make the cause of religion to descend to the cruel and execrable actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and govern- ments ? Surely this is to bring ...
... prince of darkness : " and what is it better , to make the cause of religion to descend to the cruel and execrable actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and govern- ments ? Surely this is to bring ...
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... prince's part to pardon : and Solomon , I am sure , saith , " It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That which is past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore ...
... prince's part to pardon : and Solomon , I am sure , saith , " It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That which is past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore ...
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... princes less ; and more , ever upon the first entrance of bold persons into action , than soon after ; for boldness is an ill keeper of promise . Surely , as there are mountebanks for the natural body , so there are mountebanks for the ...
... princes less ; and more , ever upon the first entrance of bold persons into action , than soon after ; for boldness is an ill keeper of promise . Surely , as there are mountebanks for the natural body , so there are mountebanks for the ...
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... princes , that ought to be common parents , make them- selves as a party , and lean to a side ; it is as a boat that is overthrown by uneven weight on the one side as was well seen in the time of Henry the Third of France ; for first ...
... princes , that ought to be common parents , make them- selves as a party , and lean to a side ; it is as a boat that is overthrown by uneven weight on the one side as was well seen in the time of Henry the Third of France ; for first ...
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