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... man dare venture to seeme . A hye title , doth charge a man , with the heauie burden , of to great a promife , and therfore fayth Horace verie wittelie , that , that Poet was a verie foole , that began hys TOXOPHILUS .
... man dare venture to seeme . A hye title , doth charge a man , with the heauie burden , of to great a promife , and therfore fayth Horace verie wittelie , that , that Poet was a verie foole , that began hys TOXOPHILUS .
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... moost honest pastyme in peace , that men myght handle it as a mooste fure weapon in warre . Other stronge weapons whiche bothe experience doth proue to be good , and the wyfdom of the kinges Maieftie and his counsel prouydes to 16.
... moost honest pastyme in peace , that men myght handle it as a mooste fure weapon in warre . Other stronge weapons whiche bothe experience doth proue to be good , and the wyfdom of the kinges Maieftie and his counsel prouydes to 16.
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... doth fo wel , but he can faye better , or elles fumme men , whiche be now ftarke nought , fhuld be to good . Agayne no man can vtter wyth his tong , so wel as he is able to imagin with his minde , and yet perfectneffe it felfe is farre ...
... doth fo wel , but he can faye better , or elles fumme men , whiche be now ftarke nought , fhuld be to good . Agayne no man can vtter wyth his tong , so wel as he is able to imagin with his minde , and yet perfectneffe it felfe is farre ...
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... Scholers and studentes . 8 . D 37. ] Shootynge fitter for ftudentes than any mufike or Instrumentes . 9 . [ 39. ] Youthe ought to learne to finge . • II . [ 41. ] No manner of man doth or can vse to muche The Table of Contents ·
... Scholers and studentes . 8 . D 37. ] Shootynge fitter for ftudentes than any mufike or Instrumentes . 9 . [ 39. ] Youthe ought to learne to finge . • II . [ 41. ] No manner of man doth or can vse to muche The Table of Contents ·
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... doth litle good at all . [ 88. ] 43. [ 91. ] Lacke of learnynge to shoote causethe Eng- lande lacke many a good archer . 46. [ In learnyng any thyng , a man must couete to be beft , or els he shal neuer attayne to be meane . 95. ] 47 ...
... doth litle good at all . [ 88. ] 43. [ 91. ] Lacke of learnynge to shoote causethe Eng- lande lacke many a good archer . 46. [ In learnyng any thyng , a man must couete to be beft , or els he shal neuer attayne to be meane . 95. ] 47 ...
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Page 73 - For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell, Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Page 65 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crown'd, Look'st from thy sole dominion, like the god Of this new world, at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminish'd heads, to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy sphere...
Page 162 - Lastly, whatsoever in religion is holy and sublime, in virtue amiable or grave, whatsoever hath passion or admiration in all the changes of that which is called fortune from without, or the wily subtleties and refluxes of man's thoughts from within ; all these things with a solid and treatable smoothness to paint out and describe.
Page 162 - God's almightiness, and what he works, and what he suffers to be wrought with high providence in his church ; to sing victorious agonies of martyrs and saints, the deeds and triumphs of just and pious nations doing valiantly through faith against the enemies of Christ; to deplore the general relapses of kingdoms and states from justice and God's true worship.
Page 161 - ... an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die.
Page 102 - In procreation common to all kinds (Though higher of the genial bed by far, And with mysterious reverence I deem,) So much delights me, as those graceful acts...
Page 77 - Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Page 23 - They heard, and were abashed, and up they sprung Upon the wing; as when men, wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel; Yet to their general's voice they soon obeyed, Innumerable.
Page 162 - ... reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed at mine own peril and cost, I refuse not to sustain this expectation from as many as are not loath to hazard so much credulity upon the best pledges that I can give them.
Page 114 - And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.