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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Page iii
... prove his title to a kingdom in the realms of thought , by subduing into praise and admiration whole masses of those whom fortune may have blindly thrust before him . And therefore the true poet scorns to be a parasite , scorns to owe ...
... prove his title to a kingdom in the realms of thought , by subduing into praise and admiration whole masses of those whom fortune may have blindly thrust before him . And therefore the true poet scorns to be a parasite , scorns to owe ...
Page vi
... proved that poetry necessarily indisposes men towards freedom , inculcating a slavish abandonment of our rights , to be trampled on by the first tyrannical foot that might itch to tread on them , it were far better that a millstone were ...
... proved that poetry necessarily indisposes men towards freedom , inculcating a slavish abandonment of our rights , to be trampled on by the first tyrannical foot that might itch to tread on them , it were far better that a millstone were ...
Page viii
... prove that the Church of England still stood in need of reformation , and to explain the causes which had hitherto hindered it . In his peculiarly nervous and masculine eloquence he describes the corruptions of the gospel introduced by ...
... prove that the Church of England still stood in need of reformation , and to explain the causes which had hitherto hindered it . In his peculiarly nervous and masculine eloquence he describes the corruptions of the gospel introduced by ...
Page ix
... prove the unconvertible enemies of reformation ; for , with all their incapacity , they want not the wit to perceive , that so soon as justice and a regard for the public good shall become the di- recting principles of government , the ...
... prove the unconvertible enemies of reformation ; for , with all their incapacity , they want not the wit to perceive , that so soon as justice and a regard for the public good shall become the di- recting principles of government , the ...
Page x
... proved hurtful and offensive to every true Christian , will be evinced to be alike hurtful to monarchy : for God forbid that we should separate and dis- tinguish the end and good of a monarch from the end and good of a monarchy , or of ...
... proved hurtful and offensive to every true Christian , will be evinced to be alike hurtful to monarchy : for God forbid that we should separate and dis- tinguish the end and good of a monarch from the end and good of a monarchy , or of ...
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