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Page xxviii
... wisdom of crocodiles , who shed tears when they would devour . But that which is specially to be noted is , that ... wisdom to have pinioned . " pretend , and I know it will be impossible for me , by any pleading of nine , to reverse the ...
... wisdom of crocodiles , who shed tears when they would devour . But that which is specially to be noted is , that ... wisdom to have pinioned . " pretend , and I know it will be impossible for me , by any pleading of nine , to reverse the ...
Page 155
... wisdom of behaviour , it is by learned men for the most part despised , as an inferior to virtue , and an enemy to meditation ; for wisdom of govern- ment , they acquit themselves well when they are called to it , but that happeneth to ...
... wisdom of behaviour , it is by learned men for the most part despised , as an inferior to virtue , and an enemy to meditation ; for wisdom of govern- ment , they acquit themselves well when they are called to it , but that happeneth to ...
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... wisdom of the beha- viour , wisdom of business , and wisdom of state . The wisdom of Conversation ought not to be over much affected , but much less despised ; for it hath not only an honour in itself , but an influ- ence also into ...
... wisdom of the beha- viour , wisdom of business , and wisdom of state . The wisdom of Conversation ought not to be over much affected , but much less despised ; for it hath not only an honour in itself , but an influ- ence also into ...
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2 ix | xlix |
From the publication of the Wisdom of the | lviii |
ESSAYS | lxix |
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