Lives of British Statesmen, Volumen1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820 |
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... hands only the dull and barbarous treatises of the schoolmen ; and while their taste was thus early depraved , that superstition which held the place of religion , and that sophistry which usurped the name of knowledge , clouded their ...
... hands only the dull and barbarous treatises of the schoolmen ; and while their taste was thus early depraved , that superstition which held the place of religion , and that sophistry which usurped the name of knowledge , clouded their ...
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... hands , give but partial occupation to the mind . But well - chosen books at once engage the thoughts , refine the taste , strengthen the understanding , and confirm the morals . Female virtue , informed by the know- ledge which they ...
... hands , give but partial occupation to the mind . But well - chosen books at once engage the thoughts , refine the taste , strengthen the understanding , and confirm the morals . Female virtue , informed by the know- ledge which they ...
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... hand , it is in the inter- course of those friends , whose dispositions prove congenial to his own , that the chief delight of his life seems to be placed . An utter enemy to gam- ing , and all those unmeaning amusements , by which the ...
... hand , it is in the inter- course of those friends , whose dispositions prove congenial to his own , that the chief delight of his life seems to be placed . An utter enemy to gam- ing , and all those unmeaning amusements , by which the ...
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... hands , to give way , without control , to their successive impulses . The passion of the moment seemed wholly to engross his facul- ties , and no consideration of morality or prudence could restrain him from pursuing its gratification ...
... hands , to give way , without control , to their successive impulses . The passion of the moment seemed wholly to engross his facul- ties , and no consideration of morality or prudence could restrain him from pursuing its gratification ...
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... hands of Cardinal Wol- sey ; a man who , to great talents and consummate address , joined a vanity which no applause could satiate , and an ambition which grasped beyond even his exorbitant power . Conscious of the te- nure by which he ...
... hands of Cardinal Wol- sey ; a man who , to great talents and consummate address , joined a vanity which no applause could satiate , and an ambition which grasped beyond even his exorbitant power . Conscious of the te- nure by which he ...
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Página 189 - And I find them so curiously penned, so full of branches and circumstances, that I think the inquisition of Spain used not so many questions to comprehend and to trap their priests.
Página 55 - I find His Grace my very good lord indeed, and I believe he doth as singularly favour me as any subject within this Realm; howbeit, son Roper, I may tell thee I have no cause to be proud thereof, for if my head would win him a castle in France (for then there was war between us), it should not fail to go.
Página 317 - Neither, by my consent, shalt thou train them up in wars; for he that sets up his rest to live by that profession, can hardly be an honest man, or a good Christian. Besides it is a science no longer in request than use. For soldiers in peace, are like chimneys in summer.
Página 136 - I pray you Master Lieutenant, see me safe up, and for my coming down let me shift for myself.
Página 316 - And suffer not thy sons to pass the Alps, for they shall learn nothing there but pride, blasphemy, and atheism. And if by travel they get a few broken languages, that shall profit them nothing more than to have one meat served in divers dishes. Neither, by my consent, shalt thou train them up in wars; for he that sets up his rest to live by that profession can hardly be an honest man or a good Christian; besides...
Página 314 - Son ROBERT, THE virtuous inclinations of thy matchless mother, by whose tender and godly care thy infancy was governed ; together with thy education under so zealous and excellent a tutor; puts me in rather assurance than hope, that thou art not ignorant of that...
Página 137 - His death was of a piece with his life. There was nothing in it new, forced, or affected. He did not look upon the severing...
Página 249 - Cecil's despatch of business was extraordinary, his maxim being, " The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once...
Página 315 - Enquire diligently of her disposition, and how her parents have been inclined in their youth. Let her not be poor, how generous soever. For a man can buy nothing in the market with gentility. Nor chuse a base and uncomely creature altogether for wealth; for it will cause contempt in others, and loathing in thee.
Página 315 - Nor chuse a base and uncomely creature altogether for wealth ; for it will cause contempt in others and loathing in thee. Neither make choice of a dwarf or a fool ; for by the one thou shalt beget a race of pigmies ; the other will be thy continual disgrace ; and it will yirke f thee to hear her talk. For thou shalt find it to thy great grief, that there is nothing more fulsome £ than a shefool.