Essay

  1        1|               as candle–lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price
  2        1|             of gold and silver, which may make the metal work the
  3        3|              constant belief. For you may imagine, what kind of faith
  4        3|          lukewarm persons, think they may accommodate points of religion,
  5        3|            intention. This is a thing may seem to many a matter trivial,
  6        3|             more generally.~Of this I may give only this advice, according
  7        3|          Nebuchadnezzar’s image; they may cleave, but they will not
  8        3|       maintenance of religion. But we may not take up the third sword,
  9        8|             no children, because they may be thought so much the richer.
 10        8|               single men, though they may be many times more charitable,
 11        8|             men’s nurses. So as a man may have a quarrel to marry,
 12        9|               be because all that ado may concern his own estate;
 13        9|     undertaking natures, who, so they may have power and business,
 14       10|            sometimes like a fury. You may observe, that amongst all
 15       11|              course regular, that men may know beforehand, what they
 16       11|            know beforehand, what they may expect; but be not too positive
 17       12|              of goodness, or charity, may be committed. The Italians
 18       13|            the insolency of inferiors may be broken upon them, before
 19       14|              nevertheless, more light may be taken from that which
 20       14|           blow over divers times, yet may fall at last; and, as the
 21       14|               For the remedies; there may be some general preservatives,
 22       14|          hands. For otherwise a state may have a great stock, and
 23       14|            the meaner, that then they may declare themselves. The
 24       14|        whereunto discontented persons may resort, and under whom they
 25       14|           resort, and under whom they may join, is a known, but an
 26       14|               of the same party, that may oppose them, and so divide
 27       15|           second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them,
 28       16|               to reputation all which may be guides to an outward
 29       17|            country before; whereby he may be able to tell them what
 30       17|          whither he removeth; that he may use his favor, in those
 31       17|               to see or know. Thus he may abridge his travel, with
 32       17|            great name abroad; that he may be able to tell, how the
 33       18|             spark, nor tell whence it may come. The difficulties in
 34       18|           amiss; but to depress them, may make a king more absolute,
 35       18|          being a body dispersed. They may sometimes discourse high,
 36       18|               flourish not, a kingdom may have good limbs, but will
 37       19|             with all counsellors; but may extract and select. Neither
 38       19|              for cabinet counsels, it may be their motto, plenus rimarum
 39       19|          matters of estate, that they may hoc agere. In choice of
 40       21|              bills.~The like surprise may be made by moving things,
 41       21|               himself in such sort as may foil it.~The breaking off,
 42       21|             offer it of yourself, you may lay a bait for a question,
 43       21|              as by chance, so that he may be asked the question upon
 44       21|          accustomed; to the end, they may be apposed of those things,
 45       24|             of business, because they may seem men of dispatch. But
 46       24|                Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.~
 47       25|               know of that which they may not well speak. Some help
 48       25|         sufficiency. Seeming wise men may make shift to get opinion;
 49       26|            less neighborhoods. But we may go further, and affirm most
 50       26|            otherwise in the mind; you may take sarza to open the liver,
 51       26|              true friend; to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears,
 52       26|             man so well, as I wish he may over–live me. Now if these
 53       26|                As for business, a man may think, if he will, that
 54       26|             letters; or that a musket may be shot off as well upon
 55       26|              your body; and therefore may put you in way for a present
 56       26|            man have a true friend, he may rest almost secure that
 57       26|                and his deputy. For he may exercise them by his friend.
 58       26|               terms: whereas a friend may speak as the case requires,
 59       26|              he have not a friend, he may quit the stage.~ ~
 60       27|                for voluntary undoing, may be as well for a man’s country,
 61       27|             best show, that the bills may be less than the estimation
 62       27|        clearing of a man’s estate, he may as well hurt himself in
 63       27|               hath a state to repair, may not despise small things;
 64       27|           matters that return not, he may be more magnificent.~ ~
 65       28|               little with a metaphor) may express two differing abilities,
 66       28|      counsellors and statesmen, there may be found (though rarely)
 67       28|       counsellors and governors which may be held sufficient (negotiis
 68       28|              be the workmen what they may be, let us speak of the
 69       28|           computation. The population may appear by musters; and the
 70       28|            and courage; so that a man may truly make a judgment, that
 71       28|               doth rest upon them, he may spread his feathers for
 72       28|              the courage. So that you may conclude, that no people
 73       28|      gentleman’s laborer. Even as you may see in coppice woods; if
 74       28|      proportion of land unto them, as may breed a subject to live
 75       28|          large extent of dominion, it may hold for a time, but it
 76       28|            not directly profess arms, may look to have greatness fall
 77       28|          those laws or customs, which may reach forth unto them just
 78       28|               them just occasions (as may be pretended) of war. For
 79       28|               sect; a quarrel that he may always command. The Romans,
 80       28|         estate, I do not see how they may be well justified: as when
 81       28|               all neighbor states; as may well be seen in Spain, which
 82       28|              is at great liberty, and may take as much, and as little,
 83       28|             we have now touched, they may sow greatness to their posterity
 84       29|          offence of this, therefore I may use it. For strength of
 85       29|           bodies to endure in health, may in most sicknesses, which
 86       29|               middle temper; or if it may not be found in one man,
 87       30|              that he suspects, yet it may do him no hurt. Suspicions
 88       31|               one case, wherein a man may commend himself with good
 89       32|                it begets fewer: for I may justly account new plantations,
 90       32|               be neglected, as far as may stand with the good of the
 91       32|              with pease and beans you may begin, both because they
 92       32|             the beginning, till bread may be had. For beasts, or birds,
 93       32|            naturally yield, that they may some way help to defray
 94       32|       likewise, and other things that may be thought of. But moil
 95       32|               commodities, where they may make their best of them,
 96       32| proportionably; but so, as the number may live well in the plantation,
 97       32|             salt with them, that they may use it in their victuals,
 98       32|        country that plants, that they may see a better condition than
 99       32|              men; that the plantation may spread into generations,
100       33|               then you will say, they may be of use, to buy men out
101       33|            judgment, as invention, he may do great matters; especially
102       33|     adventures with certainties, that may uphold losses. Monopolies,
103       33|              servile conditions, they may be placed amongst the worst.
104       34|            the world: which though it may be was meant of our Savior;
105       34|             Between the Baugh and the May,~The black fleet of Norway.~
106       35|              to be bridled, that they may be less dangerous. There
107       35|                At the least, a prince may animate and inure some meaner
108       35|             be of fearful natures, it may do well; but if they be
109       35|               be stout and daring, it may precipitate their designs,
110       35|               require it, and that it may not be done with safety
111       35|               disgraces; whereby they may not know what to expect,
112       37|          himself often to it, that he may be little moved with it.
113       37|             vocations; otherwise they may say, multum incola fuit
114       38|               hard ice. Many examples may be put of the force of custom,
115       39|              and Fortune; for so they may the better assume them:
116       40|              of usury, that the good, may be either weighed out or
117       40|              the discommodities of it may be best avoided, and the
118       40|             being the most lucrative, may bear usury at a good rate;
119       41|               that is young in years, may be old in hours, if he have
120       41|             list. But reposed natures may do well in youth. As it
121       41|            the virtues of either age, may correct the defects of both;
122       41|            succession, that young men may be learners, while men in
123       42|             Not but I think a painter may make a better face than
124       43|         weakness of others, that they may have somewhat to repay.
125       43|          persons that they think they may, at pleasure, despise: and
126       43|       President of Peru; and Socrates may go likewise amongst them;
127       44|         uniformity, except where both may be had. Leave the goodly
128       44|              from great cities, which may hinder business, or too
129       44|             think of them, that a man may take as many as he can;
130       44|             he wanteth in the one, he may find in the other. Lucullus
131       44|         lights on the sides, that you may have rooms from the sun,
132       44|                Cast it also, that you may have rooms, both for summer
133       44|               all other elegancy that may be thought upon. In the
134       44|        gallery tool I wish that there may be, if the place will yield
135       45|            severally things of beauty may be then in season. For December,
136       45|              leaf; the lilac–tree. In May and June come pinks of all
137       45|        meaning is perceived, that you may have ver perpetuum, as the
138       45|             their smells; so that you may walk by a whole row of them,
139       45|               the midst, by which you may go in front upon a stately
140       45|               in height, by which you may go in shade into the garden.
141       45|             colored earths, that they may lie under the windows of
142       45|         stands, they be but toys; you may see as good sights, many
143       45|           covert alleys of the green, may deliver you. But there must
144       45|                spacious and fair. You may have closer alleys, upon
145       45|            kind of fountain, which we may call a bathing pool, it
146       45|               call a bathing pool, it may admit much curiosity and
147       45|              to be framed, as much as may be, to a natural wildness.
148       45|              the wind blows sharp you may walk as in a gallery. And
149       45|             of that largeness as they may be turfed, and have living
150       45|               in them; that the birds may have more scope, and natural
151       46|         letter back again; or when it may serve for a man’s justification
152       46|               own letter; or where it may be danger to be interrupted,
153       46|            him with whom he speaketh, may give him a direction how
154       46|     negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap
155       47|              discontent; because they may claim a due. But contrariwise,
156       47|              inferior, whose fortunes may comprehend the one the other.~ ~
157       48|           them; but if they see there may be life in the matter, by
158       48|              trust and judgment, that may report, whether he may deal
159       48|           that may report, whether he may deal in them with honor:
160       48|            referendaries, for else he may be led by the nose. Suitors
161       48|              far forth, consideration may be had of his trust, that
162       48|            them to be in forwardness, may discourage some kind of
163       49|            attention. Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts
164       49|            impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies;
165       49|              as diseases of the body, may have appropriate exercises.
166       49|             every defect of the mind, may have a special receipt.~ ~
167       50|              the inferior orbs, which may have their proper motions,
168       52|          points of praise, that a man may justly hold it a suspect.
169       52|              common attributes, which may serve every man; if he be
170       52|              office or profession, he may do it with good grace, and
171       54|           action, the failing wherein may disgrace him, more than
172       54|             an honor, likewise, which may be ranked amongst the greatest,
173       55|      adversario. The office of judges may have reference unto the
174       55|             inequality equal; that he may plant his judgment as upon
175       55|          third sort, is of those that may be accounted the left hands
176       55|              Fourthly, for that which may concern the sovereign and
177       55|            things deduced to judgment may be meum and tuum, when the
178       55|               and consequence thereof may trench to point of estate:
179       55|         application of laws. For they may remember, what the apostle
180       56|    inclination and habit to be angry, may be attempted and calmed.
181       56|           particular motions of anger may be repressed, or at least
182       56|               with fear; so that they may seem rather to be above
183       56|              is, to sever, as much as may be, the construction of
184       57|             but oblivion. Whereby you may see, that the river of Lethe
185       57|             this present argument. It may be, Plato’s great year,
186       57|          ignorant, and barbarous; you may doubt the springing up of
187       57|       strength of human nature: and I may do the like, of superlative
188       57|           great state and empire, you may be sure to have wars. For
189       57|             soft and effeminate, they may be sure of a war. For commonly
190       57|             use of them; as that they may serve in all weathers; that
191       57|           weathers; that the carriage may be light and manageable;
192       58|             but oblivion. Whereby you may see, that the river of Lethe
193       58|             this present argument. It may be, Plato’s great year,
194       58|          ignorant, and barbarous; you may doubt the springing up of
195       58|       strength of human nature: and I may do the like, of superlative
196       58|           great state and empire, you may be sure to have wars. For
197       58|             soft and effeminate, they may be sure of a war. For commonly
198       58|             use of them; as that they may serve in all weathers; that
199       58|           weathers; that the carriage may be light and manageable;