The Prose Works of John Milton, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1848 |
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... king's own son ? We need not put him to the torture ; he confesses why . " At the king's charge , " says he . O mercenary and chargeable advocate ! could you not afford to write a defence for Charles the father , whom you pretend to ...
... king's own son ? We need not put him to the torture ; he confesses why . " At the king's charge , " says he . O mercenary and chargeable advocate ! could you not afford to write a defence for Charles the father , whom you pretend to ...
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... king of Great Britain's defender , who himself was styled the " Defender of the Faith . " For my part , I think you de- serve your titles both alike ; for the king defended the faith , and you have defended him , so that , betwixt you ...
... king of Great Britain's defender , who himself was styled the " Defender of the Faith . " For my part , I think you de- serve your titles both alike ; for the king defended the faith , and you have defended him , so that , betwixt you ...
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... king's story , as to make your own empty intended flourishes go off the better . For " being now about to give us an ... king . Alas ! there is a great difference betwixt them . Our fathers begot us . Our king made not us , but we him ...
... king's story , as to make your own empty intended flourishes go off the better . For " being now about to give us an ... king . Alas ! there is a great difference betwixt them . Our fathers begot us . Our king made not us , but we him ...
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... king , but the king for them . " We bear with a father , though he be harsh and severe ; " and so we do with a king . But we do not bear with a father , if he be a tyrant . If a father murder his son , he himself must die for it ; and ...
... king , but the king for them . " We bear with a father , though he be harsh and severe ; " and so we do with a king . But we do not bear with a father , if he be a tyrant . If a father murder his son , he himself must die for it ; and ...
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John Milton James Augustus St. John. 66 19 king's government may be burdensome and odious , who is a thousand times better than our king was . So that now , he has brought things to this pass , to make the king that he defends a thousand ...
John Milton James Augustus St. John. 66 19 king's government may be burdensome and odious , who is a thousand times better than our king was . So that now , he has brought things to this pass , to make the king that he defends a thousand ...
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