The Life of John MiltonThe author in this new biography of Milton sees the man whole, and in doing so enhances our understanding not only of his character but also of his poetry. |
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... course , to justify the assertion that Christ scrupled ' not to name the dunghill and the jakes ' . But it is doubtful whether Christ would have spent his morning perusing Plato and Xenophon , and his afternoons accusing bishops of ...
... course , to justify the assertion that Christ scrupled ' not to name the dunghill and the jakes ' . But it is doubtful whether Christ would have spent his morning perusing Plato and Xenophon , and his afternoons accusing bishops of ...
Page 146
... course , was the last thing which Cromwell wanted at this stage of his career , but the conflict with Manchester throws into sharp relief the fact that power was passing out of Parliament's hands into those of the Independent faction in ...
... course , was the last thing which Cromwell wanted at this stage of his career , but the conflict with Manchester throws into sharp relief the fact that power was passing out of Parliament's hands into those of the Independent faction in ...
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... course , as Milton had observed in pamphlet after pamphlet , none of the ' Churches ' of the Reformation had had the courage of their convictions . They had all sought to establish mini- orthodoxies of their own , to become their own ...
... course , as Milton had observed in pamphlet after pamphlet , none of the ' Churches ' of the Reformation had had the courage of their convictions . They had all sought to establish mini- orthodoxies of their own , to become their own ...
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