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Page 35
... Lord Scudamore's , which had been se- questered and all his goods seized . Nevertheless , in retirement after the war , out of diminished resources – he had spent a for- tune on the Church – he supported a number of eminent chur- chmen ...
... Lord Scudamore's , which had been se- questered and all his goods seized . Nevertheless , in retirement after the war , out of diminished resources – he had spent a for- tune on the Church – he supported a number of eminent chur- chmen ...
Page 129
... Lord , the Lord's Anointed , not to be touched , though by themselves imprisoned . ' Good for Milton ! No Cavalier could do better ; nor , as an exposure of Puritan hypocrisy , could it be improved upon . Of course , the event itself ...
... Lord , the Lord's Anointed , not to be touched , though by themselves imprisoned . ' Good for Milton ! No Cavalier could do better ; nor , as an exposure of Puritan hypocrisy , could it be improved upon . Of course , the event itself ...
Page 152
... Lord ' Whitelocke . After all , he was a mere civil servant , who had no part or lot in policy ; his nephew reports that he was ' a stranger to their private counsels ' . Did he even know Cromwell ? Milton cannot have liked the war ...
... Lord ' Whitelocke . After all , he was a mere civil servant , who had no part or lot in policy ; his nephew reports that he was ' a stranger to their private counsels ' . Did he even know Cromwell ? Milton cannot have liked the war ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
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