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Page 88
... better moralist with a truer and more compas- sionate understanding of human nature , was a deeply humble man , an altogether better Christian . Milton's self - confidence shines all through the tract as in everything else he wrote . It ...
... better moralist with a truer and more compas- sionate understanding of human nature , was a deeply humble man , an altogether better Christian . Milton's self - confidence shines all through the tract as in everything else he wrote . It ...
Page 116
... better than their leaders : ' their disciples manifest themselves to be no better principled than their teachers , trusted with committeeships and other - gainful offices , upon their commendations for zealous and 116 MILTON THE PURITAN.
... better than their leaders : ' their disciples manifest themselves to be no better principled than their teachers , trusted with committeeships and other - gainful offices , upon their commendations for zealous and 116 MILTON THE PURITAN.
Page 138
... better , from the earlier tracts . There is fair agreement that Milton is not at his best in Eikonoklastes ; his American bio- grapher , Parker , concludes , ' he tried to be reasonable [ ! ] , and succeeded in being largely irrelevant ...
... better , from the earlier tracts . There is fair agreement that Milton is not at his best in Eikonoklastes ; his American bio- grapher , Parker , concludes , ' he tried to be reasonable [ ! ] , and succeeded in being largely irrelevant ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
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