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... providence but " the blind Fury with th ' abhorred shears " -may end life before fame is won . To that the answer is a new definition of fame , not earthly glory but the true and lasting fame in heaven that is given by God's judgment on ...
... providence but " the blind Fury with th ' abhorred shears " -may end life before fame is won . To that the answer is a new definition of fame , not earthly glory but the true and lasting fame in heaven that is given by God's judgment on ...
Page 191
... providence , foreknowledge , will , and fate , Fixed fate , free will , foreknowledge absolute , And found no end , in wand'ring mazes lost . We are reminded too of the discourses on astronomy in book eight , of the danger of being led ...
... providence , foreknowledge , will , and fate , Fixed fate , free will , foreknowledge absolute , And found no end , in wand'ring mazes lost . We are reminded too of the discourses on astronomy in book eight , of the danger of being led ...
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... Providence cannot write a tragedy . But Milton was a Christian , and Samson is a tragedy ; belief in Providence does not pre- clude what , in a limited human view , is tragic catastro- phe . But one does not need any religious beliefs ...
... Providence cannot write a tragedy . But Milton was a Christian , and Samson is a tragedy ; belief in Providence does not pre- clude what , in a limited human view , is tragic catastro- phe . But one does not need any religious beliefs ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
16081632 | 17 |
St Pauls School and Cambridge | 18 |
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