Essays and New AtlantisVan Nostrand, 1942 - 302 pages |
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Page 82
... king's sword ; and yet they had to deal with stout and haughty kings ; William Rufus , Henry the First , and Henry the Second . The danger is not from that state , but where it hath a dependence of foreign authority ; or where the ...
... king's sword ; and yet they had to deal with stout and haughty kings ; William Rufus , Henry the First , and Henry the Second . The danger is not from that state , but where it hath a dependence of foreign authority ; or where the ...
Page 85
... kings , and the wise and politic use of counsel by kings ; the one , in that they say Jupiter did marry Metis , which signifieth counsel ; whereby they intend that sovereignty is married to counsel ; the other in that which followeth ...
... kings , and the wise and politic use of counsel by kings ; the one , in that they say Jupiter did marry Metis , which signifieth counsel ; whereby they intend that sovereignty is married to counsel ; the other in that which followeth ...
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... King Henry the Seventh of England , who , in his greatest busi- ness , imparted himself to none , except it were to Morton and Fox . " 8 For weakening of authority , the fable showeth the remedy ; nay , the majesty of kings is rather ...
... King Henry the Seventh of England , who , in his greatest busi- ness , imparted himself to none , except it were to Morton and Fox . " 8 For weakening of authority , the fable showeth the remedy ; nay , the majesty of kings is rather ...
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