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A43222
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Paradoxical assertions and philosophical problems full of delight and recreation for all ladies and youthful fancies by R.H.
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Heath, Robert, fl. 1636-1659.
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Wing H1341; ESTC R20567
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how_o loud_o the_o vulgar_a bark_n at_o they_o and_o traduce_v their_o virtue_n i_o can_v therefore_o choose_v but_o blame_n publius_n ventidius_n his_o supine_n fear_n who_o after_o three_o victory_n over_o the_o parthian_n sit_v down_o modest_o throw_v down_o the_o cudgel_n and_o will_v not_o prosecute_v his_o good_a fortune_n for_o fear_v of_o mark_n anthony_n envy_n or_o hate_v under_o who_o he_o serve_v though_o he_o be_v his_o superior_a by_o the_o same_o reason_n our_o richard_n the_o first_o shall_v have_v desist_v his_o brave_a exploit_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n because_o his_o ambitious_a corrival_n and_o emulous_a fellow-fouldy_a philip_n of_o france_n envy_v he_o so_o much_o and_o cavil_v at_o all_o his_o proceed_n no_o a_o gallant_a spirit_n degenerate_v when_o it_o furle_v up_o within_o itself_o through_o bashfulness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d sloth_n or_o fear_n of_o envy_n decline_v such_o place_n of_o tâ—…_n as_o he_o can_v manage_v and_o to_o which_o he_o be_v most_o adapt_v by_o birth_n and_o education_n let_v the_o humble_a lapwing_n pick_v worm_n aquilâ—…_n non_fw-la capit_fw-la muscas_fw-la a_o sting_n of_o a_o wasp_n shall_v noâ—…_n fright_v a_o wise_a husbandman_n from_o his_o honey-coâ—…b_a and_o hive_n shall_v a_o valiant_a leader_n fear_v two_o or_o three_o pick_n thank_v enemy_n or_o backbiting_a snarl_a slandereâ—…_n at_o home_n that_o dare_v look_v thousand_o of_o enemy_n iâ—…_n the_o face_n in_o open_a field_n undaunted_a shall_v a_o minister_n of_o state_n fear_v the_o frown_n or_o hate_n of_o the_o people_n for_o who_o public_a good_a be_v bend_v all_o his_o endeâ—…vours_n or_o what_o need_v he_o care_v for_o some_o few_o envious_a man_n undervalue_v so_o long_o as_o without_o oppression_n or_o insolence_n he_o can_v set_v uppermost_a in_o the_o warm_a sunshine_n of_o his_o master_n favour_n shall_v he_o fear_v to_o amass_o riches_n so_o long_o as_o he_o do_v but_o â—…dere_fw-la pecus_fw-la not_o deglubere_fw-la or_o do_v not_o by_o gripe_v too_o much_o amass_o