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Page 15
... opinion concerning Manna : Variety I ask not : give me one To live perpetually upon . The person Love does to us fit , Like manna , has the taste of all in it . Thus Donne shews his medicinal knowledge in some en- comiastic verses : In ...
... opinion concerning Manna : Variety I ask not : give me one To live perpetually upon . The person Love does to us fit , Like manna , has the taste of all in it . Thus Donne shews his medicinal knowledge in some en- comiastic verses : In ...
Page 61
... opinion , and confirmed him in the hope , that , " by labour and intense study , which , " says he , " I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , " he might " leave something so written to ...
... opinion , and confirmed him in the hope , that , " by labour and intense study , which , " says he , " I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , " he might " leave something so written to ...
Page 62
... opinion of English elegance and literature . His purpose was now to have visited Sicily and Greece ; but , hearing of the differences between the King and parlia- ment , he thought it proper to hasten home , rather than pass his life in ...
... opinion of English elegance and literature . His purpose was now to have visited Sicily and Greece ; but , hearing of the differences between the King and parlia- ment , he thought it proper to hasten home , rather than pass his life in ...
Page 64
... opinions . Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually ... opinion , that what we had to learn was , how to do good , and avoid evil . Οττι τοι ἐν μεγάροισι κακόντ ' αγαθόντε ...
... opinions . Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually ... opinion , that what we had to learn was , how to do good , and avoid evil . Οττι τοι ἐν μεγάροισι κακόντ ' αγαθόντε ...
Page 65
... opinion of his own powers ; and promises to undertake something , he yet ' knows not what , that may be of use and honour to his country . " This , " says he , " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit that can ...
... opinion of his own powers ; and promises to undertake something , he yet ' knows not what , that may be of use and honour to his country . " This , " says he , " is not to be obtained but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit that can ...
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