The Lives of John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert and Robert Sanderson |
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... such a liking , as , with her approbation , increased into a love with a young gentlewoman that lived in that family , who was niece to the Lady Elsemore , and daughter to Sir George More , then Chancellor of the Garter and Lieutenant ...
... such a liking , as , with her approbation , increased into a love with a young gentlewoman that lived in that family , who was niece to the Lady Elsemore , and daughter to Sir George More , then Chancellor of the Garter and Lieutenant ...
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... such a commendation as the great Emperor Charles the Fifth did of his secre- tary Eraso , when he presented him to his son and successor , Philip the Second , saying , " That in his Eraso he gave to him a greater gift than all his ...
... such a commendation as the great Emperor Charles the Fifth did of his secre- tary Eraso , when he presented him to his son and successor , Philip the Second , saying , " That in his Eraso he gave to him a greater gift than all his ...
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... such men to serve at his altar as have been piously ambitious of doing good to mankind ; a disposition that is so like to God him- self , that it owes itself only to Him , who takes a pleasure to behold it in his creatures . These times ...
... such men to serve at his altar as have been piously ambitious of doing good to mankind ; a disposition that is so like to God him- self , that it owes itself only to Him , who takes a pleasure to behold it in his creatures . These times ...
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... such as your generous spirit could not bear , if it were not sup- ported by a pious patience . You know I have for- merly persuaded you to waive your court hopes , and enter into holy orders ; which I now again persuade you to embrace ...
... such as your generous spirit could not bear , if it were not sup- ported by a pious patience . You know I have for- merly persuaded you to waive your court hopes , and enter into holy orders ; which I now again persuade you to embrace ...
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... such relief , that if God should ease us with burials , I know not how to perform even that : but I flatter myself with this hope that I am dying too ; for I cannot waste faster than by such griefs . As for , - " From my hospital at ...
... such relief , that if God should ease us with burials , I know not how to perform even that : but I flatter myself with this hope that I am dying too ; for I cannot waste faster than by such griefs . As for , - " From my hospital at ...
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