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Page 121
... Cromwell to assume open power - as Lord Protector in 1653 far more absolute than ever Charles I had been at the height of his personal rule . And , of course , Cromwell was totally unrepresentative of the country . At any moment , if a ...
... Cromwell to assume open power - as Lord Protector in 1653 far more absolute than ever Charles I had been at the height of his personal rule . And , of course , Cromwell was totally unrepresentative of the country . At any moment , if a ...
Page 150
... Cromwell : Cromwell , our chief of men , who through a cloud Not of war only but detractions rude , Guided by faith and matchless fortitude To peace and truth thy glorious way hast ploughed . We know by now that ' truth ' means Milton's ...
... Cromwell : Cromwell , our chief of men , who through a cloud Not of war only but detractions rude , Guided by faith and matchless fortitude To peace and truth thy glorious way hast ploughed . We know by now that ' truth ' means Milton's ...
Page 152
... Cromwell sent what was left of ' Parliament ' packing . Having learnt nothing and forgotten nothing - in spite of having been purged by Cromwell once before - this Rump of a Parliament sought to perpetuate its own existence . They had ...
... Cromwell sent what was left of ' Parliament ' packing . Having learnt nothing and forgotten nothing - in spite of having been purged by Cromwell once before - this Rump of a Parliament sought to perpetuate its own existence . They had ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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