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Page 193
... Restoration . When he stepped ashore at Dover in May , the Anglicans kept discreetly in the background , while the Presbyterian mayor handed His Majesty a ponderous Bible . Charles II said it was ' the thing that he loved above all ...
... Restoration . When he stepped ashore at Dover in May , the Anglicans kept discreetly in the background , while the Presbyterian mayor handed His Majesty a ponderous Bible . Charles II said it was ' the thing that he loved above all ...
Page 255
... Restoration situation is easily recognisable , with Mil- ton's all too familiar reaction to it , his bitter reproach at its corruption and vices . His contempt for the people who have readily sold themselves to its easy bondage instead ...
... Restoration situation is easily recognisable , with Mil- ton's all too familiar reaction to it , his bitter reproach at its corruption and vices . His contempt for the people who have readily sold themselves to its easy bondage instead ...
Page 256
... Restoration . Also the British History down to the Conquest , Paradise Regained , Samson Agonistes , a tragedy , Logic and Accidence commenced Grammar , and had begun a Greek Thesaurus , having scarce left any part of learning ...
... Restoration . Also the British History down to the Conquest , Paradise Regained , Samson Agonistes , a tragedy , Logic and Accidence commenced Grammar , and had begun a Greek Thesaurus , having scarce left any part of learning ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
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