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A00320
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Bellum Erasmi· Translated into englyshe; Adagia. Chil. IV Cent. I. English
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Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
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1534
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STC 10449; ESTC S101675
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bellum_fw-la erasmi_n translate_v into_o englyshe_a londini_fw-la in_o aedibus_fw-la tho._n bertheleti_n an._n m.d.xxxiii_o cum_o privilegio_fw-la dulce_fw-la bellum_fw-la inexpertis_fw-la it_o be_v both_o an_o elegante_fw-la proverb_n and_o among_o all_o other_o by_o the_o writynge_n of_o many_o excellent_a auctour_n full_o often_o and_o solempne_o use_v dulce_fw-la bellum_fw-la inexpertis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v war_n be_v sweet_a to_o they_o that_o know_v it_o not_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n among_o mortal_a man_n business_n in_o the_o which_o how_o great_a danger_n and_o hurt_n there_o be_v a_o man_n can_v not_o perceyve_v till_o he_o make_v a_o proof_n the_o love_n and_o frendshyppe_n of_o a_o great_a man_n be_v sweet_a to_o they_o that_o be_v not_o experte_a he_o that_o have_v have_v thereof_o experience_n be_v afeard_a it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o gay_a and_o a_o glorious_a thing_n to_o jet_v up_o and_o down_o among_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o court_n and_o to_o be_v occupy_v in_o the_o king_n business_n but_o old_a man_n to_o who_o that_o thing_n by_o long_a experience_n be_v well_o know_v do_v glad_o abstain_v themselves_o from_o such_o felicity_n it_o seem_v a_o pleasant_a thing_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o a_o young_a dammo_fw-la cell_n but_o that_o be_v unto_o theym_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o perceyve_v how_o moche_n grief_n and_o bytternes_n be_v in_o such_o love_n so_o after_o this_o manner_n of_o fation_n this_o proverb_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o everye_o business_n that_o be_v adjoin_v with_o great_a peryll_n and_o with_o many_o evyls_n the_o which_o no_o man_n will_v take_v on_o hand_n but_o he_o that_o be_v young_a and_o want_v experience_n of_o thing_n aristotle_n in_o his_o book_n of_o rhetoric_n show_v the_o cause_n why_o youth_n be_v more_o bold_a and_o contrary_a wise_n old_a age_n more_o fearful_a for_o unto_o young_a man_n lack_v of_o experience_n be_v cause_n of_o great_a boldness_n and_o to_o the_o other_o experience_n of_o many_o 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