Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately |
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... HONOUR AND REPUTATION LVI . OF JUDICATURE 543 551 LVII . OF ANGER · 560 LVIII . OF VICISSITUDES OF THINGS 566 A FRAGMENT OF AN ESSAY ON FAME THE PRAISE OF KNOWLEDGE • 572 576 ERRATA . Page 31 , line 3 , for " xxiv CONTENTS .
... HONOUR AND REPUTATION LVI . OF JUDICATURE 543 551 LVII . OF ANGER · 560 LVIII . OF VICISSITUDES OF THINGS 566 A FRAGMENT OF AN ESSAY ON FAME THE PRAISE OF KNOWLEDGE • 572 576 ERRATA . Page 31 , line 3 , for " xxiv CONTENTS .
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... HONOUR AND REPUTATION LVI . OF JUDICATURE · LVII . OF ANGER · • LVIII . OF VICISSITUDES OF THINGS PAGE 300 307 326 332 346 453 · 467 471 474 514 521 525 · 538 543 551 560 A FRAGMENT OF AN ESSAY ON FAME 566 572 THE PRAISE OF KNOWLEDGE ...
... HONOUR AND REPUTATION LVI . OF JUDICATURE · LVII . OF ANGER · • LVIII . OF VICISSITUDES OF THINGS PAGE 300 307 326 332 346 453 · 467 471 474 514 521 525 · 538 543 551 560 A FRAGMENT OF AN ESSAY ON FAME 566 572 THE PRAISE OF KNOWLEDGE ...
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... honour of man's nature , and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver , which may make the metal work the better , but it embaseth3 it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent ...
... honour of man's nature , and that mixture of falsehood is like alloy in coin of gold and silver , which may make the metal work the better , but it embaseth3 it ; for these winding and crooked courses are the goings of the serpent ...
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... honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre - occupateth3 it ; nay , we read , after Otho the emperor had slain himself , pity ( which is the tenderest of affections ) pro- 1 The pomp of death is more terrible than death ...
... honour aspireth to it ; grief flieth to it ; fear pre - occupateth3 it ; nay , we read , after Otho the emperor had slain himself , pity ( which is the tenderest of affections ) pro- 1 The pomp of death is more terrible than death ...
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... honour , or power , are cer- tainly not preparing themselves for the passage into another : while it is equally manifest that the change of heart , of desires , wishes , tastes , thoughts , dispositions , which constitutes a meet- ness ...
... honour , or power , are cer- tainly not preparing themselves for the passage into another : while it is equally manifest that the change of heart , of desires , wishes , tastes , thoughts , dispositions , which constitutes a meet- ness ...
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Common terms and phrases
advantage Æneid ancient ANNOTATIONS ANTITHETA Aristotle atheists Augustus Cæsar Bacon believe better Bishop Butler Cæsar called cause character christian Church common commonly contrary counsel course cunning danger desire divine doctrine doth doubt Edinburgh Review effect envy Epicurus error ESSAY evil favour fear feel Galba give hath helotism Henry VII honour human important infallible instance judgment Julius Cæsar keep kind king labour less maketh man's matter means men's ment merely mind moral nature never object observed opinion opposite party perceive perhaps persons political Pompey practice princes principle profess racter reason regard religion religious remarkable Roman Roman Catholic saith Scripture seditions sense side sometimes speak superstition supposed sure Tacitus things thou thought tion true truth unto usury Vespasian virtue wealth wisdom wise word