The Prose Works of John Milton: A defence of the people of England. A second defence of the people of England. EikonoklastesH.G. Bohn, 1848 - English prose literature |
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... better that a millstone were tied about every poet's neck , and that he were cast into the sea . For what true relish can there be in the life which is held , not enjoyed , by the permission of another ? Who , under an evil government ...
... better that a millstone were tied about every poet's neck , and that he were cast into the sea . For what true relish can there be in the life which is held , not enjoyed , by the permission of another ? Who , under an evil government ...
Page xvii
... better the condition of mankind . Contrary to what is asserted and commonly believed , he was , if one may so speak , too little bigoted in his attachment to democracy ; and suffered , for peace sake , too many concessions to be made to ...
... better the condition of mankind . Contrary to what is asserted and commonly believed , he was , if one may so speak , too little bigoted in his attachment to democracy ; and suffered , for peace sake , too many concessions to be made to ...
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... better than he that the greatest men have by art contrived to indue their most hidden thoughts with a transparent dress . He was familiar with those dialogues in which the abstrusest doctrines of ontology , the highest speculations on ...
... better than he that the greatest men have by art contrived to indue their most hidden thoughts with a transparent dress . He was familiar with those dialogues in which the abstrusest doctrines of ontology , the highest speculations on ...
Page xxiv
... better things or the world . For whoever is desirous of learning what is truth — and the number actuated by this holy desire is not small - is fit to be the auditor of him who teaches truth . And , to speak honestly , I have not yet ...
... better things or the world . For whoever is desirous of learning what is truth — and the number actuated by this holy desire is not small - is fit to be the auditor of him who teaches truth . And , to speak honestly , I have not yet ...
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... better , the reader , I trust , will pardon me the warmth I cannot but feel when dishonour and obloquy are attempted to be thrown , by what hand soever , upon his most venerable name . At first sight , Johnson's attack appears to be ...
... better , the reader , I trust , will pardon me the warmth I cannot but feel when dishonour and obloquy are attempted to be thrown , by what hand soever , upon his most venerable name . At first sight , Johnson's attack appears to be ...
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