Animal Conventions in English Renaissance Non-religious Prose, 1550-1600 |
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Whereby we may learne that all men in their vocation , should be right ware and watchfull.12 Men , according to Wilson , ought to profit by the example of beasts and obey the law of nature , for , he says , " beastes doe nothing against ...
Whereby we may learne that all men in their vocation , should be right ware and watchfull.12 Men , according to Wilson , ought to profit by the example of beasts and obey the law of nature , for , he says , " beastes doe nothing against ...
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25 Commenting upon Italian manners , Ascham says that in Venice it is counted good policy , when there are four to five brothers in one family , " one only to marry , and all the rest to welter with as little shame in open lechery ...
25 Commenting upon Italian manners , Ascham says that in Venice it is counted good policy , when there are four to five brothers in one family , " one only to marry , and all the rest to welter with as little shame in open lechery ...
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... Gosson expresses the wish that as the bear licks her newborn cubs into shape he may be able to put his thoughts into words that will convey his meaning.139 He says that in the School of Abuse he has pointed to the straw where the ...
... Gosson expresses the wish that as the bear licks her newborn cubs into shape he may be able to put his thoughts into words that will convey his meaning.139 He says that in the School of Abuse he has pointed to the straw where the ...
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