Essays: And Wisdom of the AncientsLittle, Brown, 1884 - 425 lappuses |
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1.–5. rezultāts no 27.
xxv. lappuse
... justice . Nevertheless , in many the like encounters , I do rather think that the fable was first , and the exposition then devised , than that the moral was first , and thereupon the fable framed . For I find it was an ancient vanity ...
... justice . Nevertheless , in many the like encounters , I do rather think that the fable was first , and the exposition then devised , than that the moral was first , and thereupon the fable framed . For I find it was an ancient vanity ...
6. lappuse
... justice to the morals of Lord Burleigh , to add that he was insensible to literary merit ; he thought a hundred pounds too great a reward to be given to Spenser for what he termed " an old song , " for so he denominated the Faery Queen ...
... justice to the morals of Lord Burleigh , to add that he was insensible to literary merit ; he thought a hundred pounds too great a reward to be given to Spenser for what he termed " an old song , " for so he denominated the Faery Queen ...
16. lappuse
... justice . In 1616 , Bacon was offered the formal promise of the Chancellorship , or an actual appointment as Privy Councillor ; he was too prudent not to prefer an appointment to a promise , and he was accord- ingly nominated to the ...
... justice . In 1616 , Bacon was offered the formal promise of the Chancellorship , or an actual appointment as Privy Councillor ; he was too prudent not to prefer an appointment to a promise , and he was accord- ingly nominated to the ...
17. lappuse
... Justice , and erased his name from the list of privy councillors . Coke im- agined a plan of raising his falling fortunes ; he projected a marriage between his daughter by his second wife , a very rich heiress , and Sir John Vil- liers ...
... Justice , and erased his name from the list of privy councillors . Coke im- agined a plan of raising his falling fortunes ; he projected a marriage between his daughter by his second wife , a very rich heiress , and Sir John Vil- liers ...
18. lappuse
... justice . " The Lord Keeper received soon after , in 1618 , the reward of his " many faithful services " by the higher title of Lord High Chancellor of England , and by the peer- age with the name of Baron of Verulam . The new Minister ...
... justice . " The Lord Keeper received soon after , in 1618 , the reward of his " many faithful services " by the higher title of Lord High Chancellor of England , and by the peer- age with the name of Baron of Verulam . The new Minister ...
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