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Institutions, essays, and maxims, political, moral, and divine divided into four centuries / by the Right Honoura[ble] L. Marqu. of H[alifax]
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- Institutions, essays, and maxims, political, moral, and divine divided into four centuries / by the Right Honoura[ble] L. Marqu. of H[alifax]
- Author
- Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
- Publication
- London :: Printed for, and are to be so[ld by] Josias Shaw ...,
- 1698.
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- Conduct of life.
- Maxims.
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"Institutions, essays, and maxims, political, moral, and divine divided into four centuries / by the Right Honoura[ble] L. Marqu. of H[alifax]." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56827.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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thy Family to the hands of one. Make not many Beggars in the building of one great Heir, lest, if he miscarry through a prodigal will, the rest sink thro' a hard necessity: God's allow∣ance is a double portion: when high bloud and generous bree∣ding, break their fast in plenty, and dine in poverty, they often fup in Infamy: If thou deny them Falcon's Wings to prey on. Fowl, give them Kite's Sto∣machs to seize on Garbage.