Henry at once began to threaten a revival of the criminal suit, with a view of Bastardizing him again, although the Dowager had acted on all occasions with great docility in Henry's interests.
"The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I."
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At the last his father perceived that indeed he studied hard, and that altho he spent all his time in it, he did nevertheless profit nothing, but which is worse, grew thereby foolish, simple, doted, and blockish: whereof making a heavy regret to Don Philip des Marays, Viceroy of Papeligose, he found that it were better for him to learn nothing at all than to be taught such-like books under such schoolmasters; because their knowledge was nothing but brutishness, and their wisdom but toys, Bastardizing good and noble spirits and corrupting the flower of youth.
"The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)--Continental Europe I"
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