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Page xxxvi
... living doth follow at the funerals " of his own reputation . " 66 PAGE 7 OF THIS VOLUME . " A mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good , doth avert the dolours of death ; but , above " all , believe it , the sweetest canticle is ...
... living doth follow at the funerals " of his own reputation . " 66 PAGE 7 OF THIS VOLUME . " A mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good , doth avert the dolours of death ; but , above " all , believe it , the sweetest canticle is ...
Page 40
... living creatures ; as it is seen in the Turks , a cruel people , who nevertheless are kind to beasts , and give alms . to dogs and birds ; insomuch , as Busbechius re- porteth , a Christian boy in Constantinople had like to have been ...
... living creatures ; as it is seen in the Turks , a cruel people , who nevertheless are kind to beasts , and give alms . to dogs and birds ; insomuch , as Busbechius re- porteth , a Christian boy in Constantinople had like to have been ...
Page 81
... living creatures at first are ill- shapen , so are all innovations , which are the births of time ; yet notwithstanding , as those that first bring honour into their family are commonly more worthy than most that succeed , so the first ...
... living creatures at first are ill- shapen , so are all innovations , which are the births of time ; yet notwithstanding , as those that first bring honour into their family are commonly more worthy than most that succeed , so the first ...
Page 102
... living of noblemen and gentlemen causeth a penury of mi- litary forces . By all means it is to be procured , that the trunk of Nebuchadnezzar's tree of monarchy be great enough to bear the branches and the boughs ; that is , that the ...
... living of noblemen and gentlemen causeth a penury of mi- litary forces . By all means it is to be procured , that the trunk of Nebuchadnezzar's tree of monarchy be great enough to bear the branches and the boughs ; that is , that the ...
Page 148
... living laid together , and where he is scanted ; all which , as it is impossible perhaps to find together , so it is good to know them , and think of them , that a man may take as many as he can ; and , if he have several dwellings ...
... living laid together , and where he is scanted ; all which , as it is impossible perhaps to find together , so it is good to know them , and think of them , that a man may take as many as he can ; and , if he have several dwellings ...
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