The "Utopia" and the history of Edward V. With Roper's life

William Roper, More Thomas Sir Saint 1478-1535, Maurice Adams

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• Edward V of England
• Utopías

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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THE SCOTT LIBRARY.
SIR THOMAS MORE.FULL I F OF THE VOLUMES IN THISFOR / SEBIES,t*,
S-E AT END OF BOOK./.1.TALOGUETHE First Book of the Communication of Raphael Hyth-
the best state of a Commonwealth.loday, concerning
THE most victorious and oftriumphant King England, Henry
the of that in all a mostEighth name, royal virtues, prince
had of late in with thepeerless, controversy Charles, right
and of matters and ofhigh ;^mighty King Castile, weighty gr^
For the debatement and final determinationimportance.
the s sent me ambassador intowhereof, King Majesty Flanders,
in commission with Cuthbert a man doubtjoined Tunstall,
less ofout and whom the s ofcomparison, King Majesty late,
to the of all did to the office ofmen,great rejoicing prefer
ofMaster the Rolls.
But of s Ithis man will not becausepraises say nothing,
I do fear that small credence shall be to thegiven testimony
that cometh of sout a friend mouth : but because his virtue
and be and of more than thatlearning greater, excellence,
I am able to also in allthem : and so famouspraise places
and so well that need norperfectly known, they not, ought
not of me to be unless I would seem to show andpraised,
set forth the of the sun with a as thebrightness candle, proverb
saith. There met us at thus it was beforeBruges (for agreed)
whom their Prince had for that matter comthey appointed
missioners : excellent men all. The chief and the head of
them was the call of aMargrave (as they him) Bruges, right
honourable man : but the wisest and the best of themspoken
was of a notTemsice, Cassel, man, only byGeorge provost
but also nature of and inlearning, by singular eloquence,
inthe laws learned : but andreasoning debatingprofoundly
of his and whatwhat naturalmatters, by wit, by daily exercise,
we had once or twicehe had few fellows. After thatpurely
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viiINTRODUCTION
EDITOR S NOTE
iLIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE ....
UTOPIA 63
THE FIRST BOOK 77
THE SECOND BOOK . . . .
. 117
THE PITIFUL LIFE OF KING EDWARD THE FIFTH 203INTRODUCTION.