The English Essayists: A Comprehensive Selection from the Works of the Great Essayists, from Lord Bacon to John Ruskin : with Introduction, Biographical Notices, and Critical NotesW.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell, 1887 |
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... mind of man so weak , but it mates and masters the fear of death : and there- He breatheth and inspireth light into the face of His chosen . The poet that beautified the sect , that was otherwise inferior to the rest , saith yet ...
... mind of man so weak , but it mates and masters the fear of death : and there- He breatheth and inspireth light into the face of His chosen . The poet that beautified the sect , that was otherwise inferior to the rest , saith yet ...
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... mind to . It is true , that if the affection or aptness of the children be extraordinary , then it is good not to cross it : but generally the precept is good , " Optimum elige , suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo . " Younger ...
... mind to . It is true , that if the affection or aptness of the children be extraordinary , then it is good not to cross it : but generally the precept is good , " Optimum elige , suave et facile illud faciet consuetudo . " Younger ...
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... mind is planted above injuries , so that he can- not be shot . If he be thankful for small bene . fits , it shows that he weighs men's minds , and not their trash . But above all , if he have St Paul's perfection , that he would wish to ...
... mind is planted above injuries , so that he can- not be shot . If he be thankful for small bene . fits , it shows that he weighs men's minds , and not their trash . But above all , if he have St Paul's perfection , that he would wish to ...
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... mind , and so extreme lovers of themselves , as all these were ; it proveth most plainly , that they found their own felicity , though as great as ever happened to mortal men , but as a half piece , except they might have a friend to ...
... mind , and so extreme lovers of themselves , as all these were ; it proveth most plainly , that they found their own felicity , though as great as ever happened to mortal men , but as a half piece , except they might have a friend to ...
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... mind as upon his estate . Certainly , who hath a state to repair , may not despise small things ; and commonly it is less dishonourable to abridge petty charges , than to stoop to petty gettings . A man ought warily to begin charges ...
... mind as upon his estate . Certainly , who hath a state to repair , may not despise small things ; and commonly it is less dishonourable to abridge petty charges , than to stoop to petty gettings . A man ought warily to begin charges ...
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