Reader, I promise thee here such things, which ordinarily promised, doe seeme to challenge the greatest attention, and I lay them here before thine eyes, whether thou regard the dignity or profit of the matter treated of, or the right method of handling it, or the honest motive, and good advice to undertake it, or lastly the moderation of the Authour.
We’re with you, Sir Salman
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Moderation, in moderation
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Aristotle was wrong about moderation
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The Moderate Candidate
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The Prisoner King
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Solace of a Silly Season
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The Borisiad
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Differences Of Fit And Unfit Counsellours – 2
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