A Thomas More Source BookGerard B. Wegemer, Dr. Stephen W. Smith, Stephen W. Smith This Source Book brings together classic texts by and about Thomas More--poet, scholar, statesman, family man, educational reformer, philosopher, historian, and saint |
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Page 106
... nature Which we are born withal . Good God , good God , That I from such an humble bench ° of birth Should step as ' twere up to my country's head And give the law out there . I , in my father's life , To take prerogative and tithe ° of ...
... nature Which we are born withal . Good God , good God , That I from such an humble bench ° of birth Should step as ' twere up to my country's head And give the law out there . I , in my father's life , To take prerogative and tithe ° of ...
Page 252
... nature does not put the parents in the chil- dren's charge , it is not only commanded by God but also mandated by the order of nature that the children should both in reverent behavior honor their father and mother and also , when ...
... nature does not put the parents in the chil- dren's charge , it is not only commanded by God but also mandated by the order of nature that the children should both in reverent behavior honor their father and mother and also , when ...
Page 253
... nature written in the human heart . Even though this law can be known by reason , human beings have free will and , More knew well , all can ignore this law as known by conscience and can follow the " foolish fantasy " of their own ...
... nature written in the human heart . Even though this law can be known by reason , human beings have free will and , More knew well , all can ignore this law as known by conscience and can follow the " foolish fantasy " of their own ...
Contents
Erasmus on Thomas More 1519 | 3 |
Ropers Life of Sir Thomas More Knight c 1556 | 19 |
Munday Shakespeares Sir Thomas More c 1592 | 66 |
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