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... Virtue " of Prosperity , is Tem- perance ; of Adversity , " Fortitude ; which in " Morals is reputed the " most heroical Virtue . 66 66 Again , Prosperity be- longs to the Blessings " of the Old Testament ; 66 Adversity to the Bea ...
... Virtue " of Prosperity , is Tem- perance ; of Adversity , " Fortitude ; which in " Morals is reputed the " most heroical Virtue . 66 66 Again , Prosperity be- longs to the Blessings " of the Old Testament ; 66 Adversity to the Bea ...
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... virtue ; the opposite whereof is a fury " to man , and makes even life unsweet . 66 Therefore , what is more heavy than evil fame " deserved ? Or , likewise , who can see worse days , " than he that yet living doth follow at the ...
... virtue ; the opposite whereof is a fury " to man , and makes even life unsweet . 66 Therefore , what is more heavy than evil fame " deserved ? Or , likewise , who can see worse days , " than he that yet living doth follow at the ...
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... virtue of prosperity is temperance , the virtue of adversity is fortitude , which in morals is the more heroical virtue . Prosperity is the bless- ing of the Old Testament , adversity is the blessing of the New , which carrieth the ...
... virtue of prosperity is temperance , the virtue of adversity is fortitude , which in morals is the more heroical virtue . Prosperity is the bless- ing of the Old Testament , adversity is the blessing of the New , which carrieth the ...
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Francis Bacon Basil Montagu. virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant when / they are incensed , or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice , but adversity doth best discover virtue . a f VI . OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMU - 7 ...
Francis Bacon Basil Montagu. virtue is like precious odours , most fragrant when / they are incensed , or crushed : for prosperity doth best discover vice , but adversity doth best discover virtue . a f VI . OF SIMULATION AND DISSIMU - 7 ...
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... virtue of a confessor ; and assuredly the secret man heareth many confessions , for who will open himself to a blab or babbler ? But if a man be thought secret , it inviteth discovery , as the more close air sucketh in the more open ...
... virtue of a confessor ; and assuredly the secret man heareth many confessions , for who will open himself to a blab or babbler ? But if a man be thought secret , it inviteth discovery , as the more close air sucketh in the more open ...
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