Prose of the English RenaissanceJohn William Hebel Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1952 - 882 pages |
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... opinion most constant , he perceived that then the best and holiest religion would be trodden under foot and destroyed by most vain superstitions , even as good corn is by thorns and weeds overgrown and choked . 20 Therefore all this ...
... opinion most constant , he perceived that then the best and holiest religion would be trodden under foot and destroyed by most vain superstitions , even as good corn is by thorns and weeds overgrown and choked . 20 Therefore all this ...
Page 484
... opinion , which doth no less . distemper the mind than those affections which I have named ; namely , when we commend or dispraise one , not that we have had knowledge of his deserts , but because we follow the opinion of the multitude ...
... opinion , which doth no less . distemper the mind than those affections which I have named ; namely , when we commend or dispraise one , not that we have had knowledge of his deserts , but because we follow the opinion of the multitude ...
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... opinions , when this very opinion of theirs , that none must be heard but whom they like , is the worst and newest opinion of all others ; and is the chief cause why sects and schisms do so much abound , and true knowledge is kept at ...
... opinions , when this very opinion of theirs , that none must be heard but whom they like , is the worst and newest opinion of all others ; and is the chief cause why sects and schisms do so much abound , and true knowledge is kept at ...
Contents
SIR THOMAS MORE | 1 |
JOHN BOURCHIER LORD BERNErs | 24 |
SIMON FISH | 33 |
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Adam Spencer Aeneid Aliena Aristotle beauty behold better body Caesar called cause church Cicero command common conceit death delight desire discourse divers divine doth earth England English Euphues Euphuistic evil excellent eyes fair faith father fear fortune Ganimede gentlemen give Greek hand hath heart heaven Henry VIII Hippocrates honest honor Isocrates Italy John Lyly judgment king knowledge Latin learning live London Lord Lucilla maketh man's manner matter mind nature never noble passions perfect Philautus philosopher Phoebe Plato pleasure Plutarch poets praise prince quoth reason RICHARD HAKLUYT Roger Ascham Rosader Rosalynde saith Saladyne scholar sense shalt shew soul speak sweet thee thine things Thomas Thomas Elyot Thomas Lodge thou thought tion tongue translation truth unto virtue wherein whereof wisdom wise words young