The Prose Works of John Milton...H.G. Bohn, 1848 |
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Page xiii
... , and supports his reasoning by so many authorities and examples , fetched from the Scriptures , or from the most unobjectionable authors of ancient and modern times , that he overwhelms and bears down EDITOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
... , and supports his reasoning by so many authorities and examples , fetched from the Scriptures , or from the most unobjectionable authors of ancient and modern times , that he overwhelms and bears down EDITOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
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... examples . The soberest and best governed men are least practised in these affairs ; and who knows not that the bashful muteness of a virgin may oft- times hide all the unliveliness and natural sloth which is really unfit for ...
... examples . The soberest and best governed men are least practised in these affairs ; and who knows not that the bashful muteness of a virgin may oft- times hide all the unliveliness and natural sloth which is really unfit for ...
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... example , his notions of the site of hell : - " Such place eternal justice had prepared For those rebellious , here their prison ordained In utter darkness , and their portion set As far removed from God and light of heaven As from the ...
... example , his notions of the site of hell : - " Such place eternal justice had prepared For those rebellious , here their prison ordained In utter darkness , and their portion set As far removed from God and light of heaven As from the ...
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... example of too many might have been his warrant for doing , he would have espoused the interests of the commonwealth with pru- dent reserve , and , while clamouring for the democracy , have deluded the royal party , with secret ...
... example of too many might have been his warrant for doing , he would have espoused the interests of the commonwealth with pru- dent reserve , and , while clamouring for the democracy , have deluded the royal party , with secret ...
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... example of Christ . Strife , tumult , con- tention , civil war , he overwhelms with abhorrence , inferior only to that which he pours upon tyranny , the parent of all the worst evils that afflict society . Properly to serve God , or ...
... example of Christ . Strife , tumult , con- tention , civil war , he overwhelms with abhorrence , inferior only to that which he pours upon tyranny , the parent of all the worst evils that afflict society . Properly to serve God , or ...
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