10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNSELLABLE»
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counsellable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
counsellable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England to ...
2. and very few men of so great parts were, upon all occasions, more
counsellable than he] The historian takes notice how predominant vanity was in
this lord. Now a vain man of parts is easily counsellable, a proud man of parts not
so. P. 104.
earl of Clarendon Hyde (Edward), 1826
2
Harrington: 'The Commonwealth of Oceana' and 'A System of ...
Where the senate has no distinct interest, there the people are counsellable, and
venture not upon debate; where the senate has any distinct interest, there the
people are not counsellable, but fall into debate among themselves, and so into ...
James Harrington, J. G. A. Pocock, 1992
3
What is luxury? To which is added A manipulus of ...
He has counsellable for advisable, as " which was not thought counsellable for
the king's army to engage in ;" — and sequestered, speaking of a person, "and
thereupon sequestered him from his attendance'' (book xiii.) — " disserve" for
injure ...
4
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England. To ...
the whole matter, it was thought most counsellable, that they should be in as
good a posture to receive the enemy as was possible, if they advanced,
otherwise that they should only keep the ground, and expect what the enemy
would do : and ...
Edward Hyde Clarendon (Earl of), William Warburton, 1826
5
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England
... and the reasons considered which made it " counsellable for his highness to
repair into France, " and what might be said against it ; and the rather, " because
it was very notorious that the king had " given no positive direction in the point,
but ...
Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.), 1839
6
Garner's Modern American Usage
The preferred spellings are counselor, counseled, counseling, and counselable
in AmE, and counsellor, counselled, counselling, and counsellable in BrE. See
spelling (b). For the sense in which counselor means “lawyer,” see lawyer.
7
Miscellaneous state papers: From 1501-1726
JAMES I. ne thinketh it advantageous or counsellable or not, he judgeth it more ^
-— ' or less counsellable, and advantageous, according as the state of affairs
shall stand, and as the conditions shall be made better or worse, by the treaty of ...
Philip Yorke Hardwicke (Earl of), 1778
8
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Very few men of so great parts were more counsellable than he ; so that he would
seldom be in danger of great errours, if he would communicate his own thoughts
to disquisition. Clarendon. 1. Advisable. He did not believe it counsellable.
9
A New Dictionary of the English Language: Combining ...
Very few men of so great parts were, upon all occasions, more counsellable than
he [Lord Digby] ; so that he would seldom be in dan er of running into great errors
, if he would communicate an ex ose all his own thoughts and inclinations to ...
10
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, ...
... though it was most Evident that their coming, and staying there was to pervert,
and corrupt the Loyalty, and Affections of those parts, and to infuse into them
Inclinations contrary to their Allegiance, it was not thought Counsellable at that
time, ...
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon, 1707
