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Page 110
... King would then himself be so loose and careless . For licence and profaneness are of a spreading nature , and such as the king is , such is the people . The vices of kings do always punish themselves in the imitation of their subjects ...
... King would then himself be so loose and careless . For licence and profaneness are of a spreading nature , and such as the king is , such is the people . The vices of kings do always punish themselves in the imitation of their subjects ...
Page 254
... kings he more abundantly extols , because so many thousand magnanimous creatures are committed to their trust , and they that govern them understand their value . But he sees well enough that the king's glory and true repose consists in ...
... kings he more abundantly extols , because so many thousand magnanimous creatures are committed to their trust , and they that govern them understand their value . But he sees well enough that the king's glory and true repose consists in ...
Page 262
... king which would take account of his servants ; and when he had begun to reckon , one was brought unto him that owed ... King's favour , have received it again with pardon and forgiveness , nay , with more and greater benefits ; if we ...
... king which would take account of his servants ; and when he had begun to reckon , one was brought unto him that owed ... King's favour , have received it again with pardon and forgiveness , nay , with more and greater benefits ; if we ...
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