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JULIUS CÆSAR did write a collection of apophthegms , as appear in an epistle of Cicero ; so did Macrobius a consular man . I need say no more for the worth of a writing of that nature . It is pity Cæsar's book is lost : for I imagine ...
JULIUS CÆSAR did write a collection of apophthegms , as appear in an epistle of Cicero ; so did Macrobius a consular man . I need say no more for the worth of a writing of that nature . It is pity Cæsar's book is lost : for I imagine ...
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Who answered ; it is saint Ermin , who never appears but after a storm . 107. There was one that died greatly in debt ; when it was reported in some company , where divers of his creditors casually were , that he was dead ...
Who answered ; it is saint Ermin , who never appears but after a storm . 107. There was one that died greatly in debt ; when it was reported in some company , where divers of his creditors casually were , that he was dead ...
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The same Plutarch said , of men of weak abilities set in great place , that they were like little statues set on great bases , made to appear the less by their advancement . 254. He said again ; good fame is like fire .
The same Plutarch said , of men of weak abilities set in great place , that they were like little statues set on great bases , made to appear the less by their advancement . 254. He said again ; good fame is like fire .
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So that the persuader's labour is , to make things appear good or evil , and that in higher or lower degree , which as it may be performed by true and solid reasons , so it may be represented also by colours , popularities and ...
So that the persuader's labour is , to make things appear good or evil , and that in higher or lower degree , which as it may be performed by true and solid reasons , so it may be represented also by colours , popularities and ...
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This colour deceiveth , if the mind of him that is to be persuaded , do of itself over - conceive , or prejudge of the greatness of any thing ; for then the breaking of it will make it seem less , because it maketh it to appear more ...
This colour deceiveth , if the mind of him that is to be persuaded , do of itself over - conceive , or prejudge of the greatness of any thing ; for then the breaking of it will make it seem less , because it maketh it to appear more ...
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