Seventeenth-century Verse and ProseMacmillan, 1959 |
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Page 51
... Persons are apt to Envy others ; What persons are most Subject to be Envied themselves ; And , What is the Difference between Publique , and private Envy . A man , that hath no vertue in himselfe , ever envieth Vertue in others . For ...
... Persons are apt to Envy others ; What persons are most Subject to be Envied themselves ; And , What is the Difference between Publique , and private Envy . A man , that hath no vertue in himselfe , ever envieth Vertue in others . For ...
Page 52
... persons , in their Greatnesse , are ever be- moaning themselves , what a Life they lead ; Chanting a Quanta patimur . " Not that they feele it so , but onely to abate the Edge of Envy . But this is to be understood , of Businesse , that ...
... persons , in their Greatnesse , are ever be- moaning themselves , what a Life they lead ; Chanting a Quanta patimur . " Not that they feele it so , but onely to abate the Edge of Envy . But this is to be understood , of Businesse , that ...
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... persons that have their minds employed on great designs have not leisure enough to laugh , and are pleased with the contemplation of their own power and vertues , so as they need not the infirmities and vices of other men to recommend ...
... persons that have their minds employed on great designs have not leisure enough to laugh , and are pleased with the contemplation of their own power and vertues , so as they need not the infirmities and vices of other men to recommend ...
Contents
The Seventeenth Century 16001660 | 1 |
THE INTELLECTUAL CLIMATE | 13 |
PROSE STYLE | 19 |
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