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Page 55
... reason . He hypostatised reason in all his works , the only court of appeal along with the Scriptures . Even with regard to the Scriptures reason must interpret -i.e. , Milton's reason , not the accumulated reason , or tradition , of ...
... reason . He hypostatised reason in all his works , the only court of appeal along with the Scriptures . Even with regard to the Scriptures reason must interpret -i.e. , Milton's reason , not the accumulated reason , or tradition , of ...
Page 56
... reason , and it is mainly in specialist and technical capacities - in their handiwork , in mechanics , engineering , etc. that they use what reason they have . Few indeed are those men whose conduct of life is mainly governed by reason ...
... reason , and it is mainly in specialist and technical capacities - in their handiwork , in mechanics , engineering , etc. that they use what reason they have . Few indeed are those men whose conduct of life is mainly governed by reason ...
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... reason and recovery , are devoted to kingship perhaps will answer that a greater part by far of the nation will have it so ; the rest therefore must yield . ' Milton was not the one to yield , however great the majority : ' I reply ...
... reason and recovery , are devoted to kingship perhaps will answer that a greater part by far of the nation will have it so ; the rest therefore must yield . ' Milton was not the one to yield , however great the majority : ' I reply ...
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Paradise Lost | 215 |
Milton Christ and Samson | 243 |
Copyright | |
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