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Every man is bound by the laws of God , and the design of his creation , to do good ; for this purpose was he placed here ; but are men of science therefore unfitted for the performance of their civil and religious duties ?
Every man is bound by the laws of God , and the design of his creation , to do good ; for this purpose was he placed here ; but are men of science therefore unfitted for the performance of their civil and religious duties ?
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... the king was dethroned , the answer is , by that law which God and nature have created ; that whatever things are for the universal good of the whole state , are for that reason lawful and just ; and that a people obliged by an oath ...
... the king was dethroned , the answer is , by that law which God and nature have created ; that whatever things are for the universal good of the whole state , are for that reason lawful and just ; and that a people obliged by an oath ...
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... in which he has thrown over the simple language of the ancient prophets , a magnificent description of his own creation.14 Isaiah had said , ' that Lucifer sate upon the mount of the congregation , on the sides of the north .
... in which he has thrown over the simple language of the ancient prophets , a magnificent description of his own creation.14 Isaiah had said , ' that Lucifer sate upon the mount of the congregation , on the sides of the north .
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... but that Milton was acquainted with the Adamus Exsul of Grotius , and probably with the poetry of Ramsay and Masenius . Those who are curious on the subject may compare the poems of Ramsay with the description of the creation in the ...
... but that Milton was acquainted with the Adamus Exsul of Grotius , and probably with the poetry of Ramsay and Masenius . Those who are curious on the subject may compare the poems of Ramsay with the description of the creation in the ...
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Let us consider that his materials were a few verses in Genesis , and that the rest is created by his own imagination , supplied by industrious and select reading . ' Thus the tributary stores from poets of every age and country were ...
Let us consider that his materials were a few verses in Genesis , and that the rest is created by his own imagination , supplied by industrious and select reading . ' Thus the tributary stores from poets of every age and country were ...
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| Title | The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes and a Life of the Author, Volume 1 The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes and a Life of the Author, John Mitford |
| Author | John Mitford |
| Publisher | Hilliard, Gray, and Company, 1838 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Mar 5, 2009 |
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