John Milton, His Life and Times, Religious and Political Opinions: With an Appendix, Containing Animadversions Upon Dr. Johnson's Life of Milton, Etc., Etc |
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... common law . Mr. JOHN MILTON was born in Bread - street , in the city of London , December 9 , 1608 , * descended of an ancient family of that name at Milton , near Abingdon , in Oxford- shire , where it had been a long time settled as ...
... common law . Mr. JOHN MILTON was born in Bread - street , in the city of London , December 9 , 1608 , * descended of an ancient family of that name at Milton , near Abingdon , in Oxford- shire , where it had been a long time settled as ...
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... common sense , was tolerable , when named with his cruelties . These chill the blood with horror . No man , possessed of the common sympathies of human nature , can read the sufferings of Prynne , Lilburn , Burton , Bastwick , and ...
... common sense , was tolerable , when named with his cruelties . These chill the blood with horror . No man , possessed of the common sympathies of human nature , can read the sufferings of Prynne , Lilburn , Burton , Bastwick , and ...
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... Reformation owed nothing to the Prelates , he says : " And for the Bishops , they were so far from any such worthy attempts , as that they suffered themselves to be the common stiles to countenance , with 30 LIFE OF MILTON .
... Reformation owed nothing to the Prelates , he says : " And for the Bishops , they were so far from any such worthy attempts , as that they suffered themselves to be the common stiles to countenance , with 30 LIFE OF MILTON .
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... common stiles to countenance , with their prostituted gravities , every politick fetch that was then on foot , as oft as the potent statists pleased to employ them . To bring down the Protector , [ Somerset , ] LATI- MER was employed to ...
... common stiles to countenance , with their prostituted gravities , every politick fetch that was then on foot , as oft as the potent statists pleased to employ them . To bring down the Protector , [ Somerset , ] LATI- MER was employed to ...
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... common ministry , cannot be deduced from the Apostolical times , by the force of such testimonies as are alleged to that purpose . Now , Usher's chief talents lying in much read ing , and being a great editor , and admirer of old ...
... common ministry , cannot be deduced from the Apostolical times , by the force of such testimonies as are alleged to that purpose . Now , Usher's chief talents lying in much read ing , and being a great editor , and admirer of old ...
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Page 80 - And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Page 225 - Harmonious numbers; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Page 223 - OF MAN'S first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, Heavenly Muse...
Page 131 - CYRIACK, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Page 226 - And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Page 224 - Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Page 268 - It is not lawful for any man to take upon him the office of public preaching, or ministering the Sacraments in the Congregation, before he be lawfully called, and sent to execute the same. And those we ought to judge lawfully called and sent, which be chosen and called to this work by men who have public authority given unto them in the Congregation, to call and send Ministers into the Lord's vineyard.
Page 66 - Methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam, purging and unsealing her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance; while the whole noise of timorous and flocking birds, with those also that love the twilight, flutter about, amazed at what she means, and in their envious gabble would prognosticate a year of sects and schisms.
Page vii - Osiris, took the virgin Truth, hewed her lovely form into a thousand pieces, and scattered them to the four winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris, went up and down gathering up limb by limb still as they could find them.
Page 229 - Against revolted multitudes the cause Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms; And for the testimony of truth hast borne Universal reproach, far worse to bear Than violence; for this was all thy care, To stand approved in sight of God, though worlds Judged thee perverse...