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Page 130 - But the very truth is, that all wise princes respect the welfare of their estates, and consider, that schools and universities are (as in the body) the noble and vital parts, which being vigorous and sound, send good blood and active spirits into the veins and arteries, which cause health and strength : or if feeble or ill affected, corrupt all the vital powers ; whereupon grow diseases, and in the end death itself.
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| Title | The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Laud, Sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: pt. 1. History of his chancellorship, etc Library of Anglo-Catholic theology Volume 5, Part 1 of The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Laud, Sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, William Scott |
| Author | William Laud |
| Publisher | J.H. Parker, 1853 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Apr 4, 2008 |
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