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... everye snappishe woorde their nose shall be bitten of , that they stande in no lesse drede of everye quicke and sharpe woorde , then he that is bitten of a madde dogge feareth water . Some be so mutable and 15 waverynge , that every ...
... everye snappishe woorde their nose shall be bitten of , that they stande in no lesse drede of everye quicke and sharpe woorde , then he that is bitten of a madde dogge feareth water . Some be so mutable and 15 waverynge , that every ...
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... thyng , throughe their owne folish hardinesse , shall tourne them to evyll and harme , which at the first was supposed shoulde be to them good and commodious . But what he tolde us that he sawe in everye chris THE FIRST BOOKE 22.
... thyng , throughe their owne folish hardinesse , shall tourne them to evyll and harme , which at the first was supposed shoulde be to them good and commodious . But what he tolde us that he sawe in everye chris THE FIRST BOOKE 22.
Page 23
... everye countreye where he came , it were very longe to declare ; neither it is my purpose at this time to make rehersall therof . But peradventure in an other place I wyll speake of it , chiefly suche thynges as shall be profitable too ...
... everye countreye where he came , it were very longe to declare ; neither it is my purpose at this time to make rehersall therof . But peradventure in an other place I wyll speake of it , chiefly suche thynges as shall be profitable too ...
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... everye man geveth a certein tribute for the same use and purpose . Againe in some partes of the land these serving men ( for so be these dampned persons called ) do no common worke , but as everye private man nedeth laborours , so he ...
... everye man geveth a certein tribute for the same use and purpose . Againe in some partes of the land these serving men ( for so be these dampned persons called ) do no common worke , but as everye private man nedeth laborours , so he ...
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... everye yeare divers of them be restored to their freedome : throughe the commendation of their patience . Whan I had 30 thus spoken , sayinge moreover that I coulde see no cause why this ordre might not be had in Englande with inuche ...
... everye yeare divers of them be restored to their freedome : throughe the commendation of their patience . Whan I had 30 thus spoken , sayinge moreover that I coulde see no cause why this ordre might not be had in Englande with inuche ...
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Amaurote anye awaye beinge beleve beynge bicause Bishopp Book Cardinall cause certein chaunce citie commeth comminge common wealth counsell countrey Cuthbert Tunstall daunger daye death dede divers doth evel everye farre favour frendes furth geve geven Grace hable hath Henry VII Highnes honour kepe King King's knowen kynge labour land Latin lawes learninge litle Lord Chauncellor lyfe maner manye matter maye moneye mooste More's mynde myne never nothinge onelye onlye Parliament perceave Peter Giles Plato pleasaunt pleasure praye prince punished quod quoth Raphael Realme receave religion Robynson sayd saye selfe sense Shaks shal shewed Sir Tho Sir Thomas Moore sonne St John's College stoore themselfes thereof therfore theves theyr thinges thinke thou thynge tyme unto Utopia vertue verye warre waye wayges weale publique wherin whome whyche wise witte woorke wyfe wyll
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