Essays and New AtlantisVan Nostrand, 1942 - 302 pages |
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Page xiii
... goeth the fewer true friends he shall have , " and he found the pinnacle of success a lonely one . He had not advanced without making enemies , who were only waiting for the proper moment to strike . In 1621 , a few months after the ...
... goeth the fewer true friends he shall have , " and he found the pinnacle of success a lonely one . He had not advanced without making enemies , who were only waiting for the proper moment to strike . In 1621 , a few months after the ...
Page 104
... goeth commonly backward and forward in an unsteady manner . I knew a wise man that had it for a byword , when he saw men hasten to a con- clusion , Stay a little , that we may make an end the sooner . On the other side , true dispatch ...
... goeth commonly backward and forward in an unsteady manner . I knew a wise man that had it for a byword , when he saw men hasten to a con- clusion , Stay a little , that we may make an end the sooner . On the other side , true dispatch ...
Page 278
... goeth in public ever after ; and is thereupon called the Son of the Vine . After this ceremony ended the father or Tirsan retireth ; and after some time cometh forth again to dinner , where he sitteth alone under the state as before ...
... goeth in public ever after ; and is thereupon called the Son of the Vine . After this ceremony ended the father or Tirsan retireth ; and after some time cometh forth again to dinner , where he sitteth alone under the state as before ...
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