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Tell her of the great crowds ... while such a man as I am can scarcely be found in many centuries ; unless perchance you are so scrupulous that to tell a few fibs for a friend would be a matter of conscience with you .
Tell her of the great crowds ... while such a man as I am can scarcely be found in many centuries ; unless perchance you are so scrupulous that to tell a few fibs for a friend would be a matter of conscience with you .
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It is true as I tell you . Ja . What was the occasion of it ? What , had you no money ? Gi . I neither wanted money nor friends . Ja . What the mischief was the matter then ? Gi . Why , you must know I boarded with Antronius . Ja .
It is true as I tell you . Ja . What was the occasion of it ? What , had you no money ? Gi . I neither wanted money nor friends . Ja . What the mischief was the matter then ? Gi . Why , you must know I boarded with Antronius . Ja .
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And then to bid me mingle water with such weak insipid wine ! pray , tell me , is it not much better to drink clear water from the spring than to debauch it with this sour dreggy stuff ? I do not doubt but Orthrogonus put you upon ...
And then to bid me mingle water with such weak insipid wine ! pray , tell me , is it not much better to drink clear water from the spring than to debauch it with this sour dreggy stuff ? I do not doubt but Orthrogonus put you upon ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
MONASTIC LIFE AT STEYN | 39 |
SECRETARY TO THE BISHOP OF CAMBRAI MATRICULATION | 49 |
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| Title | Life, Character & Influence of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, Volume 1 Life, Character & Influence of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, John Joseph Mangan Volume 1 of Life, Character & Influence of Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam: Derived from a Study of His Works and Correspondence, John Joseph Mangan |
| Author | John Joseph Mangan |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1928 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 427 pages |
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