Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from Earliest to the Present Time : Connected by a Critical and Biographical HistoryRobert Chambers Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1850 - English literature |
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Page 34
... friends ; and if thy fortune change , that thou wax poor , farewell friendship and fellowship , for thou shalt be all alone withouten any company , but if it be the company of poor folk . And yet saith this Pamphilus , moreover , that ...
... friends ; and if thy fortune change , that thou wax poor , farewell friendship and fellowship , for thou shalt be all alone withouten any company , but if it be the company of poor folk . And yet saith this Pamphilus , moreover , that ...
Page 35
... friends and of thy good name , for it shall longer abide with thee than any treasure , be it never so precious ; and certainly he should not be called a gentleman that , after God and good conscience all things left , ne doth his ...
... friends and of thy good name , for it shall longer abide with thee than any treasure , be it never so precious ; and certainly he should not be called a gentleman that , after God and good conscience all things left , ne doth his ...
Page 51
... friends renewing is of love . ' Then took I paper , pen , and ink , this proverb for to write , In register for to remain of such a worthy wight . As she proceeded thus in song unto her little brat , Much matter utter'd she of weight in ...
... friends renewing is of love . ' Then took I paper , pen , and ink , this proverb for to write , In register for to remain of such a worthy wight . As she proceeded thus in song unto her little brat , Much matter utter'd she of weight in ...
Page 60
... friendship , for which he was fain to pil and spoil in other places , and get him stedfast hatred . He was close and ... friends what tage for the good of others ; and that , by so doing , a way were best to take , for provision to be ...
... friendship , for which he was fain to pil and spoil in other places , and get him stedfast hatred . He was close and ... friends what tage for the good of others ; and that , by so doing , a way were best to take , for provision to be ...
Page 67
... friends , he was reduced to great poverty , till a Warwickshire knight engaged him as tutor to his family . Towards the end of the reign of Henry VIII . , he went to London , where he might have perished for want , had not relief been ...
... friends , he was reduced to great poverty , till a Warwickshire knight engaged him as tutor to his family . Towards the end of the reign of Henry VIII . , he went to London , where he might have perished for want , had not relief been ...
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