Memoirs of Sir Thomas More, Volume 1

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Cadell and Davis, 1808
 

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Pagina 133 - Mr. Cromwell you are now entered into the service of a most noble, wise, and liberal prince. If you will follow my poor advice, you shall in your counsel-giving to his grace, ever tell him what he ought to do, but never what he is able to do; so shall you
Pagina 129 - ever came in my hand for heresy, as help me God ! saving, as I said, the sure keeping of them (and yet not so sure neither, but that George Constantine could steal away), else had never any of them any stripe or stroke given them, so much as a fillip on the forehead. **********
Pagina 153 - only a sorter-out and placer of the principal matters therein contained. Wherein when I found the pope's authority highly advanced, and with strong arguments mightily defended, I said unto his grace, I must put your highness in remembrance of one thing, and that is this. The pope, as your grace knoweth, is a
Pagina 67 - I pray God that some of us, as high as we seem to sit upon the mountains, treading heretics under our feet like ants, live not the day that we would gladly be at league and composition with them, to let them have their churches quietly to themselves, so that they would be contented to let us have ours quietly to ourselves,
Pagina 188 - of this realm have done. And seeing you have at Chelsea a right fair house, your library, your gallery, garden, orchard, and all other necessaries so handsome about you, where you might in the company of me your wife, your children and household be merry, I muse what a God's name you mean here still thus fondly to tarry/ More
Pagina 210 - at this time, nor in this case, as an accused person. And if this oath of yours Mr. Rich be true then I pray that I never see God in the face, which I would not say were it otherwise, to win the whole world/
Pagina 193 - harm, I say none harm, I think none harm, but wish everybody good. And if this be not enough to keep a man alive, in good faith I long not to live. And I am dying already, and have, since I came here, been divers times in the case, that I thought to die within one hour. And, I
Pagina 83 - given us, and for that he hath taken from us, and for that he hath left us, which, if it please him, he can increase when he will; and if it please him to leave us yet less, at his pleasure be it! * I pray you to make some good ensearch what my poor
Pagina 218 - seeing him so sorrowful, comforted him with as good words as he could, saying, good Mr. Kingston, trouble not yourself, but be of good cheer. For I will pray for you and my good lady your wife, that we may meet in heaven together, where we shall be merry for ever and ever. Soon
Pagina 83 - our farm, till we have somewhat advised us thereon. Howbeit, if we have more now than ye shall need, and which can get them other masters, ye may then discharge us of them. But I would not that any man were suddenly sent away, he

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