The Prose Works of John Milton ...Bell & Daldy, 1868 |
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Page vii
... and , in fact , regarded the promotion of this to the utmost as so much his duty , that , in his contest with the bishops , he urges as his principal motive , the undying reproaches of conscience to which silence EDITOR'S PREFACE . vii.
... and , in fact , regarded the promotion of this to the utmost as so much his duty , that , in his contest with the bishops , he urges as his principal motive , the undying reproaches of conscience to which silence EDITOR'S PREFACE . vii.
Page viii
John Milton. motive , the undying reproaches of conscience to which silence and tame submission would have exposed him . Having been himself educated a puritan , he naturally looked upon episcopacy with an unfriendly eye . Had the spirit ...
John Milton. motive , the undying reproaches of conscience to which silence and tame submission would have exposed him . Having been himself educated a puritan , he naturally looked upon episcopacy with an unfriendly eye . Had the spirit ...
Page xx
... conscience sake , pillaging and wasting the land with fire and sword , were acts unlawful , acts which laid bare their perpetrator to the sword of justice . He main- tained the coronation oath to be a covenant between the people and the ...
... conscience sake , pillaging and wasting the land with fire and sword , were acts unlawful , acts which laid bare their perpetrator to the sword of justice . He main- tained the coronation oath to be a covenant between the people and the ...
Page xxv
... their old servitude under the Stuarts , no one felt disposed to take up books every sentence of which must have awakened pangs of conscience , by contrasting their actual servility with the manly EDITOR'S PREFACE . XXV.
... their old servitude under the Stuarts , no one felt disposed to take up books every sentence of which must have awakened pangs of conscience , by contrasting their actual servility with the manly EDITOR'S PREFACE . XXV.
Page xxvi
John Milton. conscience , by contrasting their actual servility with the manly con- dition from which they had fallen . It is , in fact , natural to shun whatever engenders a sense of humiliation ; and , to justify their conduct in so ...
John Milton. conscience , by contrasting their actual servility with the manly con- dition from which they had fallen . It is , in fact , natural to shun whatever engenders a sense of humiliation ; and , to justify their conduct in so ...
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actions ancient answer argument Aristotle arms army assert authority better bishops called cause Charles Christian church Cicero civil command common commonwealth condemned confess conscience court covenant crown declared defence deny discourse divine doctrine Edition Eikonoklastes emperor endeavour enemy England English episcopacy evil father favour fear hands hath History honour house of commons house of peers John Milton judge judgment justice king of England king's kingdom liberty Lord magistrates mankind matter Medes ment Milton mind nation nature Nero never oath opinion papists parliament parliament of England peace person poet pope Portrait praise pray prayer pretend princes protestant prove punishment reason reformation Rehoboam reign religion right of kings Roman senate Salmasius Scots senate shew slavery slaves suffer Tacitus tell things thought tion Translated truth tumults tyranny tyrant virtue vols whole WILLIAM HAZLITT wise words