Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ...
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Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ...
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Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.
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London :: Printed for J. Tonson ... and A. and J. Churchil ... and R. Simpson ...,
1700.
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Europe -- History -- 1648-1715.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Netherlands.
Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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"Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A64311.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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To Monr — upon the Death of his Daugh∣ter.
Hague,Sept. 1. S. N. 1670.
SIR,
YEsterday late in the Evening, I received an Account of your Loss; and can assure you, that my Wife, my Sister, and my Self, were so sen∣sibly afflicted at it, that if it were possible Grief could be lessened by being communicated with real Friends, upon these sad Occasions, you would have immedi∣ately found some Con∣solation in yours: I must confess, your Grief is lawful enough, and founded not only upon the Dictates of Nature, but upon the Merits of her you lament; so that,
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to pretend to comfort you by other Conside∣rations, than those which your Prudence, and above all which your Piety would sug∣gest, would be to at∣tempt an unprofitable Work; God has pleas∣ed to impose this Tri∣bute for the Continu∣ance of our Lives, often to lament the Death of our Friends. We must learn to submit and resign to his Will, which is the wisest and most Christian Part we can follow. To this I shall add, that the De∣sires of your Friends who yet remain, and your Care of their In∣terests, do demand from you that you will pre∣serve your self to them. Among these, there is none who is more than I
SIR,
Your most humble and most affectionate Servant.
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