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A14087
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Essaies politicke, and morall. By D.T. Gent
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D. T. (Daniel Tuvill), d. 1660.
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1608
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STC 24396; ESTC S118789
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deceive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v one_o who_o greatness_n may_v not_o over-awe_n thou_o &_o so_o when_o thou_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o his_o assistance_n thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v that_o comfortless_a reply_n which_o abraham_n give_v to_o dives_fw-la in_o his_o torment_n nimis_fw-la magnus_fw-la est_fw-la hiatus_fw-la interte_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la there_o be_v too_o great_a a_o distance_n between_o we_o and_o thou_o last_o of_o all_o there_o can_v be_v no_o safe_a or_o settle_a conversation_n with_o he_o who_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v absentem_fw-la rodit_fw-la amicum_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la defendit_fw-la alio_fw-la culpante_fw-la solutos_fw-la qui_fw-la captat_fw-la risus_fw-la hominum_fw-la famamque_fw-la dicacis_fw-la fingere_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la visapotest_fw-la commissa_fw-la tacere_fw-la qui_fw-la nequit_fw-la gnaw_v like_o a_o cur_n upon_o his_o absent_a friend_n or_o from_o detraction_n do_v he_o not_o defend_v affect_v profused_a laughter_n at_o a_o 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