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... sure . " MEDITATIONES SACRÆ . The first and , I believe , the only edition of this tract which was published in Latin by Lord Bacon , appear- ed in 1597. During his life , and since his death , it has been frequently reprinted . If the ...
... sure . " MEDITATIONES SACRÆ . The first and , I believe , the only edition of this tract which was published in Latin by Lord Bacon , appear- ed in 1597. During his life , and since his death , it has been frequently reprinted . If the ...
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... they be but deceits of plea- sure , and not pleasures ; and that it was the no- velty which pleased , and not the quality and 66 Harleian MSS . 6797 . " therefore we see that voluptuous men turn friars , PREFACE . XXV · 251.
... they be but deceits of plea- sure , and not pleasures ; and that it was the no- velty which pleased , and not the quality and 66 Harleian MSS . 6797 . " therefore we see that voluptuous men turn friars , PREFACE . XXV · 251.
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... sure , saith , " It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That which 66 is with a man And if any past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore they do but trifle ...
... sure , saith , " It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That which 66 is with a man And if any past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore they do but trifle ...
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... sure to make good their own folly . make it seem outwardly that Hsn it's alright IX OF ENVY . * There be none of the affections which have been noted to fascinate , or bewitch , but love and envy : they both have vehement wishes ; they ...
... sure to make good their own folly . make it seem outwardly that Hsn it's alright IX OF ENVY . * There be none of the affections which have been noted to fascinate , or bewitch , but love and envy : they both have vehement wishes ; they ...
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... sure rule , that if the envy upon the minister be great , when the cause of it in him is small ; or if the envy be general in a manner upon all the ministers of an estate , then the envy ( though hidden ) is truly upon the state itself ...
... sure rule , that if the envy upon the minister be great , when the cause of it in him is small ; or if the envy be general in a manner upon all the ministers of an estate , then the envy ( though hidden ) is truly upon the state itself ...
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