Institutions, essays and maxims, political, moral & divine divided into four centuries.

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Title
Institutions, essays and maxims, political, moral & divine divided into four centuries.
Author
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
Publication
London :: Printed for Sam. Briscoe ...,
1695.
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Maxims.
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"Institutions, essays and maxims, political, moral & divine divided into four centuries." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56988.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.

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MAX. 54.

If thou desire to take the best advantage of thy self, espe∣cially in matters where the Fan∣cy is most employed, keep tem∣perate Diet, use moderate Ex∣ercise, observe seasonable and set hours for Rest; let the end of thy first sleep raise thee from thy repose: then hath thy bo∣dy the best temper, then hath thy Soul the least incumbrance, then no noise shall disturb thy Ear, no object shall divert thine Eye; then if thy spright∣ly Fancy transport thee not be∣yond

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the common pitch, and shew thee not the Magazine of high Invention, return thee to thy wanton Bed, and there con∣clude thy self more fit to wear thy Mistresses favour than Apol∣lo's Bays.

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