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1 1| Grecians, examineth the matter, and is at a stand, to think 2 1| light, upon the face of the matter or chaos; then he breathed 3 3| vouched in so serious a matter, but yet it expresseth well 4 3| behind me. Peace is not the matter, but following, and party. 5 3| thing may seem to many a matter trivial, and done already. 6 3| controversies. The one is, when the matter of the point controverted, 7 3| The other is, when the matter of the point controverted, 8 7| nature it is much a like matter; insomuch that we see a 9 9| own business, find much matter for envy. For envy is a 10 10| the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and 11 14| it) is to take away the matter of them. For if there be 12 14| shall set it on fire. The matter of seditions is of two kinds: 13 18| being at the highest, want matter of desire, which makes their 14 18| they neglect and suffer matter of trouble to be prepared 15 19| violent counsel, for the matter.~The ancient times, do set 16 19| depended on them; but take the matter back into their own hands, 17 19| in causes of weight, the matter were propounded one day, 18 21| the party to ask, what the matter is of the change? As Nehemias 19 21| as if it had been a by–matter.~I knew another that, when 20 21| is not easy, when such a matter passed between two, to make 21 24| the keeping close to the matter, and not taking of it too 22 25| with a subtilty, blanch the matter; of whom A. Gellius saith, 23 26| privadoes; as if it were matter of grace, or conversation. 24 31| circumstances, ere one come to the matter, is wearisome; to use none 25 38| equipollent to custom, even in matter of blood. In other things, 26 40| it will little mend the matter: for either men will not 27 40| state be answered some small matter for the license, and the 28 43| possession. So that upon the matter, in a great wit, deformity 29 45| use, do well: but the main matter is so to convey the water, 30 46| themselves, and will help the matter in report for satisfaction’ 31 46| such, as are fit for the matter; as bold men for expostulation, 32 48| there may be life in the matter, by some other mean, they 33 48| countenance to compound the matter, than to carry it. If affection 34 48| that if intelligence of the matter could not otherwise have 35 52| much magnifying of man or matter, doth irritate contradiction, 36 54| honor, than by effecting a matter of greater difficulty or 37 55| the one, when there is matter of law, intervenient in 38 55| of state, intervenient in matter of law. For many times the 39 55| point of estate: I call matter of estate, not only the 40 57| Certain it is, that the matter is in a perpetual flux, 41 57| superior globe, are no fit matter for this present argument. 42 58| Certain it is, that the matter is in a perpetual flux, 43 58| superior globe, are no fit matter for this present argument.