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Page ii
... commonwealth as advocates of tyranny . But Milton , nurtured from the cradle in noble sentiments , had formed a very different idea of the man who is inspired by the muse ; knowing that from him to whom much is given much will be ...
... commonwealth as advocates of tyranny . But Milton , nurtured from the cradle in noble sentiments , had formed a very different idea of the man who is inspired by the muse ; knowing that from him to whom much is given much will be ...
Page x
... commonwealth to be strung and vexed with the brize and goad of oppression , under the custody of some Argus with a hundred eyes of jealousy . To be plainer , sir , how to solder , how to stop a leak , how to keep the floating carcass of ...
... commonwealth to be strung and vexed with the brize and goad of oppression , under the custody of some Argus with a hundred eyes of jealousy . To be plainer , sir , how to solder , how to stop a leak , how to keep the floating carcass of ...
Page xviii
... commonwealth with pru- dent reserve , and , while clamouring for the democracy , have deluded the royal party , with secret professions of attachment . Kings in distress promise , at least , if they do not pay ; and such abilities as ...
... commonwealth with pru- dent reserve , and , while clamouring for the democracy , have deluded the royal party , with secret professions of attachment . Kings in distress promise , at least , if they do not pay ; and such abilities as ...
Page xxii
... commonwealth in the direction most agreeable to the wishes of all wise and good men . The records of ancient and modern times were ransacked , in the hope of discovering hints for the improvement of society . Prin- ciples favourable to ...
... commonwealth in the direction most agreeable to the wishes of all wise and good men . The records of ancient and modern times were ransacked , in the hope of discovering hints for the improvement of society . Prin- ciples favourable to ...
Page xxvi
... commonwealth , had issued forth from the crannies and dark places of society , filling the land , like locusts , with the unceasing murmur of their bigotry . The slanders of Salmasius , Morus , Dumoulin , and others of that stamp were ...
... commonwealth , had issued forth from the crannies and dark places of society , filling the land , like locusts , with the unceasing murmur of their bigotry . The slanders of Salmasius , Morus , Dumoulin , and others of that stamp were ...
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