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Page 8
... turn the edge of ridicule another way , choosing rather to make himself a public jest , than be at the pain of seeing his friend in con- fusion . Among the tribe of laughers I reckon the pretty gentlemen , that write satires , and carry ...
... turn the edge of ridicule another way , choosing rather to make himself a public jest , than be at the pain of seeing his friend in con- fusion . Among the tribe of laughers I reckon the pretty gentlemen , that write satires , and carry ...
Page 70
... turn ; for they cast a glance backward , and began to reflect upon his manner of life . He bethought himself what a num- ber of living beings had been made a sacrifice to support his carcase , and how much corn and wine had been mingled ...
... turn ; for they cast a glance backward , and began to reflect upon his manner of life . He bethought himself what a num- ber of living beings had been made a sacrifice to support his carcase , and how much corn and wine had been mingled ...
Page 82
... turn all your lead into gold . ' And when you have got the philosopher's stone , sure you will no longer complain of bad times , or the difficulty of paying taxes . “ IV . This doctrine , my friends , is reason and wisdom : but , after ...
... turn all your lead into gold . ' And when you have got the philosopher's stone , sure you will no longer complain of bad times , or the difficulty of paying taxes . “ IV . This doctrine , my friends , is reason and wisdom : but , after ...
Page 84
... turning it in dealing , which , by the time that a young man becomes old , will amount to a consider- able sum of money . Again he that sells upon credit , asks a price for what he sells equivalent to the principal and interest of his ...
... turning it in dealing , which , by the time that a young man becomes old , will amount to a consider- able sum of money . Again he that sells upon credit , asks a price for what he sells equivalent to the principal and interest of his ...
Page 86
... turning , so that the profits rise quicker and quicker . He that kills a breeding sow destroys all her offspring to the thousandth generation . He that murders a crown destroys all that it might have produced , even scores of pounds ...
... turning , so that the profits rise quicker and quicker . He that kills a breeding sow destroys all her offspring to the thousandth generation . He that murders a crown destroys all that it might have produced , even scores of pounds ...
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