Life of the Duke of Alva (1642). Compare: "A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy-body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay", John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel, part i. line 156.
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The True Church Antiquary. Compare: "A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion", Francis Bacon, Of Atheism.
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A Pisgah Sight of Palestine (1650), Book II, ch. XI.
“A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.”
Proverbs (1732), p. 116.
“Heat of passion makes our souls to chap, and the devil creeps in at the crannies.”
Of Anger.
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Of Anger.
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“Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.”
Of Books.
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The History of the Worthies of England (1662) ; Worthies of Huntingtonshire – John Yong.
“Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.”
Of Building.
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The Virtuous Lady.
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Of Marriage.
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“One that will not plead that cause wherein his tongue must be confuted by his conscience.”
The Good Advocate.
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The Good Sea-Captain.
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“Often the cockloft is empty in those whom Nature hath built many stories high.”
Andronicus, or the Unfortunate Politician (1646), Sect. vi. Par. 18, 1. Compare: "My Lord St. Albans said that Nature did never put her precious jewels into a garret four stories high, and therefore that exceeding tall men had ever very empty heads", Francis Bacon, Apothegms, No. 17.
“There is a great difference between painting a face and not washing it.”
Church History, Book VII, Section 32.
“She commandeth her husband, in any equal matter, by constant obeying him.”
The Good Wife.
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“He knows little who will tell his wife all he knows.”
The Good Husband.
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