Useful Reflections on Several Subjects: Suited to the Present Times: Each Chapter Beginning with a Diverting Fable; to which is Added a Proper Moral: with Curious Observations from the Best Histories. Done Into English, from a French Manuscript, by P. B. Du-Boisauthor, and are to be sold, 1723 - 265 pages |
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... again , without refunding the Whole ; the Appli- cation was very Obvious , but I prefume not over - agreeable to the Perfons whom it concern'd . ( 62 ) . These A Thefe Inftances , which ferve to demonftrate the Ufefulness The Preface .
... again , without refunding the Whole ; the Appli- cation was very Obvious , but I prefume not over - agreeable to the Perfons whom it concern'd . ( 62 ) . These A Thefe Inftances , which ferve to demonftrate the Ufefulness The Preface .
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... whole Body at once , as the Emperor Conftantius ; left he should lofe any Thing of his Gravity , it concerns him more than his Subjects , fometimes to put off that fevere and threatning Look , and affume a fmiling Countenance , to fhew ...
... whole Body at once , as the Emperor Conftantius ; left he should lofe any Thing of his Gravity , it concerns him more than his Subjects , fometimes to put off that fevere and threatning Look , and affume a fmiling Countenance , to fhew ...
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... whole Time . A Timely Discipline is no lefs requifite to Youth than Nourishment , and a good fuitable Education in a Young Prince is the Work of Works , especi ally when he is to have the Government , and put the Laws in Execution over ...
... whole Time . A Timely Discipline is no lefs requifite to Youth than Nourishment , and a good fuitable Education in a Young Prince is the Work of Works , especi ally when he is to have the Government , and put the Laws in Execution over ...
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... whole Italy tremble with his fmall Army . But he was no fooner in Poffeffion of it , than fuffering Himself to be govern'd by the flattering Counfel of imprudent Minifters he kept about him , who minding nothing but the Gratification of ...
... whole Italy tremble with his fmall Army . But he was no fooner in Poffeffion of it , than fuffering Himself to be govern'd by the flattering Counfel of imprudent Minifters he kept about him , who minding nothing but the Gratification of ...
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... whole Day ; he began the Freak among the Pages and Lacquayes ; his next Step was to the Women's Dreffes , and fo by Degrees he went higher and higher , till he came to dip in the fame Plate with his Mafter ; from this Liberty he ...
... whole Day ; he began the Freak among the Pages and Lacquayes ; his next Step was to the Women's Dreffes , and fo by Degrees he went higher and higher , till he came to dip in the fame Plate with his Mafter ; from this Liberty he ...
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Affiftance againſt alfo amongſt Anaxagoras Anſwer Army bafe becauſe beſt Cafe caft Cauſe CHAP Confequence confiderable Courage Court Crown Death Defign Defire Difcourfe Diſorder Emperor Enemy expofed Fable fafely faid fame Father Favour Favourite feem feem'd felf felves fent ferve feve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome fomething foon fooner Fortune Friends Friendship ftill fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fupport Generofity give greateſt happen'd himſelf Honour Horfe Houſe Humour Inftance Intereft juft Juftice King King's laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs Lives Lofs Mafter Majefty Meaſure Mind Minifter Misfortunes moft moſt muft muſt neceffary Neceffity never noble Number obferv'd obliged Occafion order'd Paffion Perfon Pleaſure Power prefent Prince prov'd Prudence publick Puniſhment Rabbets Reaſon receiv'd refolv'd Refpect reprefented Sejanus ſhe Spencer thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe thou thought Thouſand took uſe Virtue whilft whofe young
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