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The Survey of Cornwall by Richard Carew THE SVRVEY OF CORNWALL. AND An EPISTLE concerning the EXCELLENCIES of the ENGLISH TONGUE. By RICHARD CAREW, of Antonie, Esq; WITH The LIFE of the AUTHOR, By H**** C***** Esq. A NEW EDITION. ‘LONDON, Printed for E. LAW, in Ave-Mary-Lane; and J.HEWETT, at Penzance. MDCCLXIX. LIST of the […]

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The Life of Richard Carew The Life of RICHARD CAREW of Antonie Esq; By HUGH C******* Esq; RICHARD CAREW, the Celebrated Author of the Survey of Cornwall, was born of an antient Family at East-Antonie (a), the Seat of his Ancestors, in the Year 1555, if we may credit Mr. Wood (b). He was the […]

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The Survey of Cornwall The First Book by Richard Carew THE SVRVEY OF CORNWALL. The first Booke. Cornwall, the farthest Shire of England Westwards, hath her name by diuers Authors diuersly deriued. Some (as our owne Chroniclers) draw it from Corineus, cousin to Brute, the first Conqueror of this Iland: who wrastling at Plymmouth (as […]

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The Survey of Cornwall The First Book Part 2 by Richard Carew THE SVRVEY OF CORNWALL. The first Booke Part 2. [40] Hundred de Penwith. Will, de Campo Arnulphi ten. 7 feod. & di. in Luduon trewedryn, Maien & Kelle- meke. Will. Basset ten. 1. feod in Tihidi & Trenalga. Mich. de Bray ten. 2. […]

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The Survey of Cornwall The Second Book by Richard Carew THE SVRVEY OF CORNWALL. The second Booke. IN this second booke I will first report what I haue learned of Cornwall, and Cornishmen in general, and from thence descend to the particular places and persons, as their note-worthie site, or any memorable action, or accident, […]

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The Survey of Cornwall The Second Book Part 2 by Richard Carew THE SVRVEY OF CORNWALL. The second Booke Part 2. Powder Hundred. SOme impute the force of Powder vnto this, that the same is conuerted, at an instant, from his earthy substance, to a fiery, and from the fire, into ayre; euery of which […]

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Poem Fragment by Christopher Marlowe Poem Fragment by Christopher Marlowe FRAGMENT I WALK’D along a stream, for pureness rare, Brighter than sun-shine; for it did acquaint The dullest sight with all the glorious prey That in the pebble-paved channel lay. No molten crystal, but a richer mine, Even Nature’s rarest alchymy ran there,— Diamonds resolv’d, […]

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Dialogue in Verse Poem by Christopher Marlowe Dialogue in Verse Poem by Christopher Marlowe DIALOGUE IN VERSE Jack. Seest thou not yon farmer’s son? He hath stoln my love from me, alas! What shall I do? I am undone; My heart will ne’er be as it was. O, but he gives her gay gold rings, […]

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Hero and Leander by Christopher Marlowe and George Chapman HERO AND LEANDER By Christopher Marlowe and George Chapman TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL SIR THOMAS WALSINGHAM, KNIGHT. Sir, we think not ourselves discharged of the duty we owe to our friend when we have brought the breathless body to the earth; for, albeit the eye there […]

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The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral by Francis Bacon THE ESSAYS OR COUNSELS, CIVIL AND MORAL, OF FRANCIS Ld. VERULAM VISCOUNT ST. ALBANS Francis Bacon TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MY VERY GOOD LORD THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM HIS GRACE, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND EXCELLENT LORD: SALOMON saies; A good Name is as a […]

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Essay Of Expense by Francis Bacon RICHES are for spending, and spending for honor and good actions. Therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion; for voluntary undoing, may be as well for a man’s country, as for the kingdom of heaven. But ordinary expense, ought to be limited by a […]

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Essay Of Deformity by Francis Bacon DEFORMED persons are commonly even with nature; for as nature hath done ill by them, so do they by nature; being for the most part (as the Scripture saith) void of natural affection; and so they have their revenge of nature. Certainly there is a consent, between the body […]

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