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... defence of truth ' ; it was a pity that Truth should ' after all this leave him so destitute and so vacant of her defence as to yield his 80 MILTON THE PURITAN.
... defence of truth ' ; it was a pity that Truth should ' after all this leave him so destitute and so vacant of her defence as to yield his 80 MILTON THE PURITAN.
Page 133
... defence was published . In March , he received his reward : Cromwell's Council of State made him Secretary for the Foreign Tongues . Milton was ambitious , and avid of fame : all his writings show that . So far he had achieved only ...
... defence was published . In March , he received his reward : Cromwell's Council of State made him Secretary for the Foreign Tongues . Milton was ambitious , and avid of fame : all his writings show that . So far he had achieved only ...
Page 159
... defence , a Defence of Himself . It was quite unnecessary : all he had to say was that he had been wrong . This John Milton was unable to do about anything . Why ? It offers an interesting psychological problem . Professor Mulder tells ...
... defence , a Defence of Himself . It was quite unnecessary : all he had to say was that he had been wrong . This John Milton was unable to do about anything . Why ? It offers an interesting psychological problem . Professor Mulder tells ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
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