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The Garden of Wisdom

Published: 1539
Length: 13,309 words
Reading: 55 min
Divisions: 34

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The garden of wysdom wherin ye maye gather moste pleasaunt flowres, that is to say, proper wytty and quycke sayenges of princes, philosophers, and dyuers other sortes of men. Drawen forth of good authours, as well Grekes as Latyns, by Richard Tauerner.

[London] 1539 [[Printed by Richard Bankes] in ædibus Richardi Tauerneri,] solde in Lomberdstrete at the signe of the Lamb by Iohn Haruye [1539]

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Front matter
Title page
To the reader¶ Richarde Tauerner to the gentle readers.
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Collection¶ The garden of wysdome, conteynyng wytty and plesaūt sayenges of kynges, philosophers, and dyuers sortes…
Section¶ Agasicles.
Section¶ Agesilaus.
Section¶ Agis.

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SectionARISTIPPVS.
Section¶ Philip kynge of Macedonie.
Section¶ Alexander the great.
SectionANTIGONVS KYNG
Section¶ Augustus.
Section¶ Phocion.
Section¶ Demosthenes.
SectionDionisius.
SectionAgathocles.
SectionArchelaus.
SectionThemistocles.
SectionAristides.
SectionPericles.
SectionDiogenes.
SectionAristotle.
SectionThales.
SectionSolon.
SectionPittacus.
SectionAntisthenes.
Section¶ Anacharsis.
Section¶ zeno.
Section¶ Cleanthes.
Section¶ Isocrates.
SectionPhiloxenus.
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Author: Richard Taverner (1505–1575)
Imprint: [London] 1539 [[Printed by Richard Bankes] in ædibus Richardi Tauerneri,] solde in Lomberdstrete at the signe of the Lamb by Iohn Haruye [1539]
Extent: [96] p.
Language: English
Catalogue: STC 23711A · ESTC S111348
Source: TCP A13399
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

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