The Lives of John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert and Robert Sanderson |
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... hath now lost ) all the Cardinal's works marked with many weighty observations under his own hand ; which works were bequeathed by him , at his death , as a legacy to a most dear friend . About a year following he resolved to travel ...
... hath now lost ) all the Cardinal's works marked with many weighty observations under his own hand ; which works were bequeathed by him , at his death , as a legacy to a most dear friend . About a year following he resolved to travel ...
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... hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father ; a passion , that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds remove feathers , and begets in us an ...
... hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father ; a passion , that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds remove feathers , and begets in us an ...
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... hath been observed by wise and considering men , that wealth hath seldom been the portion , and never the mark to discover good people ; but that Almighty God , who disposeth all things wisely , hath of his abundant goodness denied it ...
... hath been observed by wise and considering men , that wealth hath seldom been the portion , and never the mark to discover good people ; but that Almighty God , who disposeth all things wisely , hath of his abundant goodness denied it ...
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... hath blessed with perfect intellectuals and a cheerful heart at the age of ninety - four years ( and is yet living ) ; one , that in his days of plenty had so large a heart , as to use his large revenue to the encouragement of learning ...
... hath blessed with perfect intellectuals and a cheerful heart at the age of ninety - four years ( and is yet living ) ; one , that in his days of plenty had so large a heart , as to use his large revenue to the encouragement of learning ...
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... hath yesterday made me Dean of Gloucester , and I am also pos- sessed of a benefice , the profits of which are equal to those of my Deanery . I will think my Deanery enough for my maintenance ( who am and resolve to die a single man ) ...
... hath yesterday made me Dean of Gloucester , and I am also pos- sessed of a benefice , the profits of which are equal to those of my Deanery . I will think my Deanery enough for my maintenance ( who am and resolve to die a single man ) ...
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