Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Desiderius Erasmus
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Game you hunted?
_Li._ Hunt! Ay, I did hunt indeed, but with very ill Success. _Ge._ But is there no Hope then? _Li._ Hope enough, but nothing else. _Ge._ Did the Bishop give you no Hopes? _Li._ Yes, whole Cart Loads, and whole Ship Loads of Hope; but nothing else. _Ge._ Has he sent you nothing yet? _Li._ He promis'd me largely, but he has never sent me a Farthing. _Ge._ Then you must live in Hopes. _Li._ Ay, but that won't fill the Belly; they that feed upon Hope may be said to hang, but not to live. _Ge._ But however then, you were the lighter for travelling, not having your Pockets loaded. _Li._ I confess that, nay, and safer too; for an empty Pocket is the best Defence in the World against Thieves; but for all that, I had rather have the Burthen and the Danger too. _Ge._ You was not robb'd of any Thing by the Way, I hope? |
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