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Page vii
... whereof 66 ( I assure you ) I somtimes wish your infirmities " transslated upon my selfe , that her maiesty mought " haue the seruice of so active and able a mind , and I mought bee with excuse confined to these contem- ' plations and ...
... whereof 66 ( I assure you ) I somtimes wish your infirmities " transslated upon my selfe , that her maiesty mought " haue the seruice of so active and able a mind , and I mought bee with excuse confined to these contem- ' plations and ...
Page xi
... whereof a man shall find much in 66 experience , and little in books ; so as they are " neither repetitions nor fancies . But , however , I " shall most humbly desire your highness to accept " them in gracious part , and to conceive ...
... whereof a man shall find much in 66 experience , and little in books ; so as they are " neither repetitions nor fancies . But , however , I " shall most humbly desire your highness to accept " them in gracious part , and to conceive ...
Page xxv
... whereof there is no satiety ? " Is it not knowledge that doth alone clear the mind " of all perturbations ? " 66 ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING , page 85 of vol . II . " The pleasure and delight of knowledge and learning far surpasseth all ...
... whereof there is no satiety ? " Is it not knowledge that doth alone clear the mind " of all perturbations ? " 66 ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING , page 85 of vol . II . " The pleasure and delight of knowledge and learning far surpasseth all ...
Page xxxvi
... 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 funerals " of his own ...
... 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 funerals " of his own ...
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... ( whereof the memory remaineth , either ancient or recent , ) there is not one that hath been transported to the mad degree of love , which shews , that great spirits and great business do keep out this weak passion . You must except ...
... ( whereof the memory remaineth , either ancient or recent , ) there is not one that hath been transported to the mad degree of love , which shews , that great spirits and great business do keep out this weak passion . You must except ...
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