The Lives of John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert and Robert SandersonOxford University Press, 1956 - 426 pages |
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... heart at the age of 94 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 and Vertue , and is now ( be it spoken with sorrow ) reduced to a ...
... heart at the age of 94 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 and Vertue , and is now ( be it spoken with sorrow ) reduced to a ...
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... heart full of Humility and Thanks , though I may not accept of your offer ; but , Sir , my refusal is not for that I think ' my self too good for that calling , for which Kings , if they think so , are not good enough : nor for that my ...
... heart full of Humility and Thanks , though I may not accept of your offer ; but , Sir , my refusal is not for that I think ' my self too good for that calling , for which Kings , if they think so , are not good enough : nor for that my ...
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... heart , as to leave no place for joy : If it did ? It was a joy to be alone , where like a Pelican in the wilderness , he might bemoan himself without witness or restraint , and pour forth his passions like Job in the days of his ...
... heart , as to leave no place for joy : If it did ? It was a joy to be alone , where like a Pelican in the wilderness , he might bemoan himself without witness or restraint , and pour forth his passions like Job in the days of his ...
Contents
LIFE OF DR JOHN DONNE | 8 |
LIFE OF SIR HENRY WOTTON | 91 |
LIFE OF MR RICHARD HOOKER | 153 |
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