A Thousand and One Gems of English ProseG. Routledge, 1872 - 534 páginas |
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... hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon . Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes . We see in needle- works and embroideries ...
... hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon . Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes . We see in needle- works and embroideries ...
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... hath his mind fraught with many thoughts , his wits and understanding do clarify and break up , in the communicating and dis- coursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily - he marshalleth them more orderly - he seeth how ...
... hath his mind fraught with many thoughts , his wits and understanding do clarify and break up , in the communicating and dis- coursing with another : he tosseth his thoughts more easily - he marshalleth them more orderly - he seeth how ...
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... hath , as it were , two done , the help of good counsel is that lives in his desires . A man hath a body , which setteth business straight ; and if and that body is confined to a place ; but any man think that he will take counsel ...
... hath , as it were , two done , the help of good counsel is that lives in his desires . A man hath a body , which setteth business straight ; and if and that body is confined to a place ; but any man think that he will take counsel ...
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... hath a satirical vein , as he maketh others afraid of his wit , so he had need be afraid of others ' memory . He that questioneth much , shall learn much , and content much ; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the ...
... hath a satirical vein , as he maketh others afraid of his wit , so he had need be afraid of others ' memory . He that questioneth much , shall learn much , and content much ; but especially if he apply his questions to the skill of the ...
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... hath care of keeping days of pay - pleasant life , which consists in our daily ment , is lord of another man's purse ... hath , he will learn to show to the full , and use them dexterously , but not much to increase them : the faults he ...
... hath care of keeping days of pay - pleasant life , which consists in our daily ment , is lord of another man's purse ... hath , he will learn to show to the full , and use them dexterously , but not much to increase them : the faults he ...
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