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1 2| worthy, to observe, how little alteration in good spirits, 2 2| as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one 3 3| mad? And certainly it is little better, when atheists, and 4 6| except he give himself a little scope of dissimulation; 5 7| families. The Italians make little difference between children, 6 9| And therefore there is little won, by intermingling of 7 10| nothing but kneel before a little idol and make himself a 8 11| them) yet, towards men, are little better than good dreams, 9 12| bashfulness, the spirits do a little go and come; but with bold 10 12| humanity, (as it is used) is a little too light to express it. 11 12| mayest do as much good, with little means as with great; for 12 15| convince it. It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’ 13 15| matters; which doth, by little and little, deface the reverence 14 15| which doth, by little and little, deface the reverence of 15 16| wholesome meat corrupteth to little worms, so good forms and 16 17| hooded, and look abroad little. It is a strange thing, 17 17| to put his travel into a little room, and in short time 18 18| Constantius, his other son, did little better; who died indeed 19 18| discourse high, but that doth little hurt; besides, they are 20 18| empty veins, and nourish little. Taxes and imposts upon 21 18| their commons; there is little danger from them, except 22 20| times if you can stay a little, the price will fall. Again, 23 22| greater extreme, when a little good of the servant, shall 24 24| to a conclusion, Stay a little, that we may make an end 25 25| sufficiently, that do nothing or little very solemnly: magno conatu 26 26| fathers of the church. But little do men perceive what solitude 27 26| adage meeteth with it a little: Magna civitas, magna solitudo; 28 26| Sylla, and that Sylla did a little resent thereat, and began 29 26| closeness did impair, and a little perish his understanding. 30 26| books of morality, is a little flat and dead. Observing 31 28| city. These words (holpen a little with a metaphor) may express 32 28| be great population, and little strength. This which I speak 33 28| all warlike people are a little idle, and love danger better 34 28| may take as much, and as little, of the war as he will. 35 28| to his stature, in this little model of a man’s body; but 36 29| hurtful, to discontinue it, by little and little; but so, as if 37 29| discontinue it, by little and little; but so, as if thou dost 38 30| much, more than to know little; and therefore men should 39 33| feigned prices, are set upon little stones and rarities? and 40 33| himself came very hardly, to a little riches, and very easily, 41 37| often to it, that he may be little moved with it. A man’s nature 42 39| So are there a number of little, and scarce discerned virtues, 43 39| them, such as a man would little think. When they speak of 44 39| properties, than to have a little of the fool, and not too 45 40| mortgaging or pawning, it will little mend the matter: for either 46 41| too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom 47 42| dissolute youth, and an age a little out of countenance; but 48 44| but more garnished, with little turrets, or rather embellishments, 49 45| smell as they grow. Rosemary little; nor sweet marjoram. That 50 45| flower of vines; it is a little dust, like the dust of a 51 45| hedge, over every arch, a little turret, with a belly, enough 52 45| between the arches some other little figure, with broad plates 53 45| stuff; they be for children. Little low hedges, round, like 54 45| equality of bores, that it stay little. And for fine devices, of 55 45| in any order. I like also little heaps, in the nature of 56 45| to be with standards of little bushes pricked upon their 57 46| speeches; and it is good to say little to them, and that which 58 47| discovereth the hill. There is little friendship in the world, 59 48| first coming ought to take little place: so far forth, consideration 60 49| therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great 61 49| great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present 62 49| present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, 63 49| be called away never so little, he must begin again. If 64 50| in Italy, they hold it a little suspect in popes, when they 65 51| therefore it is good, a little to keep state. Amongst a 66 51| therefore it is good, a little to be familiar. He that 67 53| means, if they have never so little hand in it, they think it 68 53| peu de fruit; Much bruit little fruit. Yet certainly, there 69 54| talked of, but inwardly little admired. And some, contrariwise, 70 56| more robust natures have little sense of. The next is, the 71 57| over, but waited upon a little. They say it is observed 72 57| warm winters, summers with little heat, and the like; and 73 58| over, but waited upon a little. They say it is observed 74 58| warm winters, summers with little heat, and the like; and