Literary Criticism of Seventeenth-century EnglandEdward W. Tayler |
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... knowledge , and use of things . Many Writers perplexe their Readers , and Hearers with meere Non - sense . Their writings need sunshine . Pure and neat Language I love , yet plaine and customary . A barbarous Phrase hath often made mee ...
... knowledge , and use of things . Many Writers perplexe their Readers , and Hearers with meere Non - sense . Their writings need sunshine . Pure and neat Language I love , yet plaine and customary . A barbarous Phrase hath often made mee ...
Page 232
... knowledge of them , and reformation of our selves . In the first place then , let us take a survay of their naturall inclination and propensenesse to the acquisition of the knowledge of truth , by what is delivered to us of them ; as ...
... knowledge of them , and reformation of our selves . In the first place then , let us take a survay of their naturall inclination and propensenesse to the acquisition of the knowledge of truth , by what is delivered to us of them ; as ...
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... knowledge first , and love next ( for none can love but what hee first knowes ) of his Maker , for whose love and service he was only made ? And how can this blind , lame , and utterly imperfect Man , with so great a lode to boote of ...
... knowledge first , and love next ( for none can love but what hee first knowes ) of his Maker , for whose love and service he was only made ? And how can this blind , lame , and utterly imperfect Man , with so great a lode to boote of ...
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