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Page 123
... King's own Whitehall , which sent a shock through the nation , Milton produced his tirade , The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates . The argument of it is presented in the title- ' proving that it is lawful , and hath been held so through ...
... King's own Whitehall , which sent a shock through the nation , Milton produced his tirade , The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates . The argument of it is presented in the title- ' proving that it is lawful , and hath been held so through ...
Page 133
... King's Book , as it was called ; and Milton's reply to it carries singularly little conviction . The King's Book was a difficult book to reply to . Most people who have written about it seem not to have read it , they give one so little ...
... King's Book , as it was called ; and Milton's reply to it carries singularly little conviction . The King's Book was a difficult book to reply to . Most people who have written about it seem not to have read it , they give one so little ...
Page 134
... King's own line , his reading of events , puts his actions in the most favourable light , and appeals in various ways to the sympathy of the reader . We are presented with a portrait of the King as a human being , in solitude and ...
... King's own line , his reading of events , puts his actions in the most favourable light , and appeals in various ways to the sympathy of the reader . We are presented with a portrait of the King as a human being , in solitude and ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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