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Page 15
... seen it aferr in cleer weder . And that montayne is wel a vij . myle high . And sum men seyn that thei han seen and touched the schipp , and put here fyngres in the parties where the feend went out whan that Noe seyde Benedicite . But ...
... seen it aferr in cleer weder . And that montayne is wel a vij . myle high . And sum men seyn that thei han seen and touched the schipp , and put here fyngres in the parties where the feend went out whan that Noe seyde Benedicite . But ...
Page 315
... seen a great deal of all that is most shining and tempting in this World : The Pleasures of Sense I did soon nauseate ; Intrigues of State , and the Conduct of Affairs have something in them that is more specious ; and I was , for some ...
... seen a great deal of all that is most shining and tempting in this World : The Pleasures of Sense I did soon nauseate ; Intrigues of State , and the Conduct of Affairs have something in them that is more specious ; and I was , for some ...
Page 325
... seen almost in every house , especially in the first part of the visitation ; for towards the latter end , men's hearts were hardened , and death was so always before their eyes , that they did not so much concern themselves for the ...
... seen almost in every house , especially in the first part of the visitation ; for towards the latter end , men's hearts were hardened , and death was so always before their eyes , that they did not so much concern themselves for the ...
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