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" ... at their last end, or before perhaps, which is no otherwise than to steal a goose and stick down a feather, rob a thousand to relieve ten... "
Essays at Large - Page 86
by Sir John Collings Squire - 1922 - 211 pages
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes ...

Robert Burton - 1800 - 616 pages
...when by fraud and rapin they have extorted all their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, &c. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, &c. at their last end, or before perhaps, which is no otherwise than to steal a goose, and stick down...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy,: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes ..., Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1804 - 622 pages
...sick men, mad men, souldiers, — pest-houses, &c. (not built precario, or by gowty benefacT tors, who, when by fraud and rapine they have extorted all...their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, &c. give something tp pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, &c. at their...
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The anatomy of melancholy, by Democritus iunior, Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1806 - 626 pages
...children, orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, souldiers, — pest-houses, Sec. (not built precario, or by gowty benefactors, who, when by fraud and rapine...their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, &c. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, Sec. at their...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes ...

Robert Burton - 1821 - 612 pages
...children, orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, souldiers, — pest-houses, &c. (not built precario, or by gowty benefactors, who, when by fraud and rapine...their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, Sec. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, &c. at their...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes ..., Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1837 - 644 pages
...children, orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, souldiers, — pest-houses, &c. (not built precario, or by gowty benefactors, who, when by fraud and rapine...their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, &c. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, &c. at their...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy ...: To which is Prefixed, a Satyricall Preface ...

Robert Burton - 1838 - 762 pages
...children, orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, souldiers — pest-houses, &c. (not built precario, t Burton &c. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, &c. at their...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy ...: To which is Prefixed, a Satyricall Preface ...

Robert Burton - 1838 - 766 pages
...orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, souldi~rs — pest-houses, &c. (not built precario, or by gowtv benefactors, who, when by fraud and rapine they have...their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, &c. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school, or bridge, &c. at their...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms ...

Robert Burton - 1850 - 728 pages
...orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, soldiers, pest-houses, &.C. not built precario, or by gouty ds, or blast of horns, and all the sport that they...other sports and recreations there } ɣ &.c. give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory alms-house, school or bridge, &c. at their...
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes ..., Volume 1

Robert Burton - 1880 - 516 pages
...children, orphans, old folks, sick men, mad men, soldiers, pesthouses, &c., not built precario, or by gouty benefactors, who, when by fraud and rapine they' have...their lives, oppressed whole provinces, societies, &c., give something to pious uses, build a satisfactory almshouse, school or bridge, &c., at their...
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The Bookman, Volume 25

1907 - 744 pages
...upon their hush-money. They were accurately described three centuries ago by Robert Burton as "gouty benefactors, who, when by fraud and rapine they have...and stick down a feather, rob a thousand to relieve ten." If America were wise, she would not accept even the feather without the closest scrutiny. Money...
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