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Page 32 - sa sea Mediterranean ; And that it is no dog nor bitch That stands behind him at his breech, But a huge Caspian sea or lake, With arms, which men for legs mistake ; How large a gulph his tail composes, And what a goodly bay his nose is ; How many German leagues by th' scale Cape snout's from promontory tail.
Page 53 - He did not see why true believers, having the promise of the life that now is, as well as that which is to come...
Page 42 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils : The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
Page 20 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
Page 32 - Order in the Premises as to your Honour shall seem meet.