How easy it is for men to be swollen with admiration of the… - Joseph Hall

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How easy it is for men to be swollen with admiration of their own strength and glory, and to be lifted up so high as to lose sight both of the ground whence they rose, and the hand that advanced them.

Joseph Hall

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Joseph Hall (July 1, 1574 – September 8, 1656) was an English bishop and satirist.

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Alternative Names: Jozef Holl

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