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Compare the Timely Warning cut to the one used in original 1616 version of Dr Faustus.
One came instantly to mind: the title page woodcut from A Timely Warning to Rash and Disobedient Children.
And at least one later version sought to extend the didactic beyond children: A Timely Warning to Rash and Disobedient Persons, which appeared in a number of editions as did the the A Timely Warning to Rash and Disobedient Children; judging from the number of editions, the Timely Warnings were popular books — at least with adults, generally the ones doing the actual book buying.
Hotham, at the Black Boy on London-bridge". This version is more like the original woodcut from 1616 than the one used in the 1721 Timely Warning, but there are clear differences when we look at all three cuts together.
That moral and plotting dilemma was resolved by the author of A Timely Warning by framing the story as one of an overly indulged prodigal son — "a young gentleman " — who sells his soul to the devil to get revenge against his father and mother because his father denied him some money.
Leslie Wolfe, president of Maximus, said it would aim to carry out assessments in a "timely manner", but warned that improvements would not happen overnight.
Using high-precision geo-spatial position information and lower latency wireless technology, drivers can be warned timely of any potential dangerous situation.
Still, the governor of the Bank of Japan, Masaaki Shirakawa, defended the bank's steps, calling them timely and effective, and warned against too much monetary easing.
The report welcomed the measures announced at the European Union leaders' summit in June but warned that timely implementation of these measures and further progress on banking and fiscal union, "must be a priority".
