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Page 223
... virtue of Pros- perity is temperance ; the virtue of Adver- sity is fortitude ; which in morals is the to more heroical virtue . Prosperity is the bless- ing of the Old Testament ; Adversity is the blessing of the New ; which carrieth ...
... virtue of Pros- perity is temperance ; the virtue of Adver- sity is fortitude ; which in morals is the to more heroical virtue . Prosperity is the bless- ing of the Old Testament ; Adversity is the blessing of the New ; which carrieth ...
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... Virtue is like a rich stone , best plain set ; and surely virtue is best in a body that is comely , though not of delicate features ; and that hath rather dignity of presence , than beauty of aspect . Neither is it almost seen , that ...
... Virtue is like a rich stone , best plain set ; and surely virtue is best in a body that is comely , though not of delicate features ; and that hath rather dignity of presence , than beauty of aspect . Neither is it almost seen , that ...
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... Virtue or begins the Vice . 210 Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall That Vice or Virtue there is none at all . If white and black blend , soften , and unite 123 The reign of Titus ( A.D. 79-81 ) favorably contrasted with that of ...
... Virtue or begins the Vice . 210 Fools ! who from hence into the notion fall That Vice or Virtue there is none at all . If white and black blend , soften , and unite 123 The reign of Titus ( A.D. 79-81 ) favorably contrasted with that of ...
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Beowulf omitting XXVIIXLIII Wil | 48 |
The Popular Ballad | 55 |
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