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Seldeniana, Or, The Table-talk of John Selden, Esq;: Being His Sense of ... - Page 85
by John Selden - 1798 - 136 pages
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Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden

John Selden - 1689 - 196 pages
...both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit ; as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good. He that takes pleasure to hear Sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears Plays; and could he that loves Plays...
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Table-talk: the discourses of J. Selden [ed. by R. Milward.].

John Selden - 1716 - 156 pages
...pleafe themfelves alike , only we commend that , whereby we our felves receive fome Benefit. As if a. Man place his Delight in things that tend to the...; he that takes Pleafure to hear Sermons , enjoys him(elf as much as he that hears Plays ; and could he that loves Plays endeavour to iove Sermons ,...
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Table Talk: Being the Discourses

John Selden - 1786 - 190 pages
...both please themselves alike, only we commend that whereby tvĀ« ourselves receive some benefit: as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good; he that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays; and could he that loves plays...
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Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden, Esq., Or His Sense of ...

John Selden - 1786 - 196 pages
...both please themselves alike, only we commend that whereby we ourselves receive some benefit : as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good ; he that taket pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself at much as he that hears plays; and could he that loves...
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Auntient lere, a selection of aphoristical and preceptive passages from the ...

Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...both please themselves alike; only we commend that whereby we ourselves receive some benefit. As if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good; he that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays ; and could he that loves plays...
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Seldeniana, or The table-talk of John Selden

John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit. As if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good, he that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays ; and could he that loves plays...
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Essays, Moral and Entertaining

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1819 - 378 pages
...please themselves alike ; only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive .some benefit ; as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good. He that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays ; and could he that loves plays...
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The British Prose Writers: Sheldon's table talk. Sir W. Blackstone's ...

1821 - 328 pages
...both please themselves alike ; only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit ; as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good. He that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays ; and could he that loves plays...
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Selden's table talk

John Selden - 1821 - 170 pages
...both please themselves alike ; only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit ; as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good. He that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he that hears plays ; and could he that loves plays...
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The Library of the Old English Prose Writers ...: Sir Philip Sidney's ...

1831 - 368 pages
...both please themselves alike, only we commend that whereby we ourselves receive some benefit ; as if a man place his delight in things that tend to the common good. He that takes pleasure to hear sermons, enjoys himself as much as he. that hears plays; and could he that loves plays...
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