More's Utopia, tr. by R. Robynson, pr. from the 2nd ed., 1556. To which is prefixed The life of sir Thos. More by W. Roper, repr. from Hearne's ed., 1716. Ed., with intr., notes by J.R. Lumby |
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... sense 53. 12 , ' there is no waye so proffitable , nor more honorable , as the whyche hathe a shewe and coloure of justice . ' He employs very they where we should now say those very men , as 129. 25 , ' yea even very they that avaunce ...
... sense 53. 12 , ' there is no waye so proffitable , nor more honorable , as the whyche hathe a shewe and coloure of justice . ' He employs very they where we should now say those very men , as 129. 25 , ' yea even very they that avaunce ...
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... sense with delectation ( whiche semeth to be a woorke of pleasure ) this doeth nothynge diminishe their opinion . For not the nature of the thing , but their perverse and lewde custome is the cause hereof , whiche causeth them to accept ...
... sense with delectation ( whiche semeth to be a woorke of pleasure ) this doeth nothynge diminishe their opinion . For not the nature of the thing , but their perverse and lewde custome is the cause hereof , whiche causeth them to accept ...
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... sense ) was the outward sign . Four complexions were distinguished , sanguine , phlegmatic , choleric and melancholic . 29. Chauncelor of the Duchie of Lancaster , More's appointment to this office was in the year 1526 . P. xv . , line ...
... sense ) was the outward sign . Four complexions were distinguished , sanguine , phlegmatic , choleric and melancholic . 29. Chauncelor of the Duchie of Lancaster , More's appointment to this office was in the year 1526 . P. xv . , line ...
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... sense of journey , not necessarily by water . The construction in this long sentence is " She ... there for tuned ... to enter into talke with Sir Thomas More concerning such secrets , & c . 13. himselfe had prognosticated before . See ...
... sense of journey , not necessarily by water . The construction in this long sentence is " She ... there for tuned ... to enter into talke with Sir Thomas More concerning such secrets , & c . 13. himselfe had prognosticated before . See ...
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... sense of partly ... partly . phrase occurs again p . 18 , 1. 7 . The P. 6 , line 1. aucthorytye . This orthography is due to the deriva- tion from Lat . auctoritas . 2. maystershyppe . This word was used as a title of respect by low ...
... sense of partly ... partly . phrase occurs again p . 18 , 1. 7 . The P. 6 , line 1. aucthorytye . This orthography is due to the deriva- tion from Lat . auctoritas . 2. maystershyppe . This word was used as a title of respect by low ...
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