The Essays: Or, Counsels, Civil and Moral, and Wisdom of the AncientsW. Pickering, 1852 - 349 pages |
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... himself ; and that more by an hour's Discourse , than by a Day's Me- ditation . It was well faid by Themistocles to ... himself , and bring- eth his own Thoughts to Light , and whetteth his Wits as against a Stone which itself cuts not ...
... himself ; and that more by an hour's Discourse , than by a Day's Me- ditation . It was well faid by Themistocles to ... himself , and bring- eth his own Thoughts to Light , and whetteth his Wits as against a Stone which itself cuts not ...
Page 139
... himself at once , that is the best ; Optimus ille Animi Vindex , lædentia pectus Vincula qui rupit , dedoluitque femel . Neither is the ancient Rule amiss , to bend Nature as a Wand , to a contrary Extreme , whereby to fet it right ...
... himself at once , that is the best ; Optimus ille Animi Vindex , lædentia pectus Vincula qui rupit , dedoluitque femel . Neither is the ancient Rule amiss , to bend Nature as a Wand , to a contrary Extreme , whereby to fet it right ...
Page 254
... himself for this noble Enterprise , had Arms and Gifts bestowed on him by three of the Gods : Mercury gave him Wings ... himself thoroughly furnished for the effecting of his Defign , haftens towards Medufa . Her he found Sleeping , and ...
... himself for this noble Enterprise , had Arms and Gifts bestowed on him by three of the Gods : Mercury gave him Wings ... himself thoroughly furnished for the effecting of his Defign , haftens towards Medufa . Her he found Sleeping , and ...
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