The Prose Works of John Milton...H.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 upon a stage , a man in a vizor , and acting the part of a king in a play ; he is not really a king . But as for these gallicisms , that are so frequent in your book , I won't lash you for them myself , for I am not at leisure ...
... king upon a stage , a man in a vizor , and acting the part of a king in a play ; he is not really a king . But as for these gallicisms , that are so frequent in your book , I won't lash you for them myself , for I am not at leisure ...
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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 , 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 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 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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