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Page 155
... common person would have been of more service than myself , but resorted to that employment in which my exertions were likely to be of most avail . ' No , indeed , the labours of a camp were good enough for any common person , though ...
... common person would have been of more service than myself , but resorted to that employment in which my exertions were likely to be of most avail . ' No , indeed , the labours of a camp were good enough for any common person , though ...
Page 167
... common sort of people , to be cozened as they were so grossly ! ' He then asks pertinently , were their betters any better ? ' What sort of people , as to this matter , are not of the common sort ? The craftiest knaves of all the Rump ...
... common sort of people , to be cozened as they were so grossly ! ' He then asks pertinently , were their betters any better ? ' What sort of people , as to this matter , are not of the common sort ? The craftiest knaves of all the Rump ...
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... common herd toward those who toil to free them from their common bonds'.5 -- - - But what more oft , in nations grown corrupt , And by their vices brought to servitude , Than to love bondage more than liberty Bondage with ease than ...
... common herd toward those who toil to free them from their common bonds'.5 -- - - But what more oft , in nations grown corrupt , And by their vices brought to servitude , Than to love bondage more than liberty Bondage with ease than ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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