Essays and New AtlantisVan Nostrand, 1942 - 302 pages |
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Page 107
... certainly it is so between man and man ; for , as the apostle saith of godliness , Having a show of godliness , but denying the power thereof , 1 so certainly there are , in points of wisdom and sufficiency , that do nothing , or little ...
... certainly it is so between man and man ; for , as the apostle saith of godliness , Having a show of godliness , but denying the power thereof , 1 so certainly there are , in points of wisdom and sufficiency , that do nothing , or little ...
Page 179
... certainly , the more a man drinketh of the world , the more it intoxicateth ; and age doth profit rather in the powers of understanding than in the virtues of the will and affections . There be some have an over- early ripeness in their ...
... certainly , the more a man drinketh of the world , the more it intoxicateth ; and age doth profit rather in the powers of understanding than in the virtues of the will and affections . There be some have an over- early ripeness in their ...
Page 181
... certainly it is no marvel , though persons in years seem many times more amiable ; The autumn of beautiful per- sons is beautiful ; 3 for no youth can be comely but by pardon , and considering the youth as to make up the comeliness ...
... certainly it is no marvel , though persons in years seem many times more amiable ; The autumn of beautiful per- sons is beautiful ; 3 for no youth can be comely but by pardon , and considering the youth as to make up the comeliness ...
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