Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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Page 10
... 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 servant , FRANCIS ST . ALBAN . ESSAYS . I. OF TRUTH . WHAT is truth ? 10 PREFATORY EPISTLES .
... 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 servant , FRANCIS ST . ALBAN . ESSAYS . I. OF TRUTH . WHAT is truth ? 10 PREFATORY EPISTLES .
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... servants ) , in creat- ing and breeding an emulation between brothers during childhood , which many times sorteth to discord when they are men , and disturbeth fami- lies . The Italians make little difference between children and ...
... servants ) , in creat- ing and breeding an emulation between brothers during childhood , which many times sorteth to discord when they are men , and disturbeth fami- lies . The Italians make little difference between children and ...
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... and shackles . Unmarried men are best friends , best servants ; but not always best subjects ; for they are light to run away ; and almost all fugitives are of that con- " " dition . A single life doth well with churchmen , C 2 31.
... and shackles . Unmarried men are best friends , best servants ; but not always best subjects ; for they are light to run away ; and almost all fugitives are of that con- " " dition . A single life doth well with churchmen , C 2 31.
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... servant five times worse than a wife . For soldiers , I find the generals commonly , in their hortatives , put men in mind of their wives and children ; and I think the des- pising of marriage among the Turks maketh the vulgar soldier ...
... servant five times worse than a wife . For soldiers , I find the generals commonly , in their hortatives , put men in mind of their wives and children ; and I think the des- pising of marriage among the Turks maketh the vulgar soldier ...
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... servants , sometimes upon colleagues and associates , and the like ; and , for that turn , there are never wanting some persons of violent and undertaking natures , who , so they may have power and business , will take it at any cost ...
... servants , sometimes upon colleagues and associates , and the like ; and , for that turn , there are never wanting some persons of violent and undertaking natures , who , so they may have power and business , will take it at any cost ...
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