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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Page 127
... liberty without which civilized life is scarcely possible , namely ecclesiastical liberty , domestic or personal liberty and civil liberty , and since I had already written about the first , while I saw that the magistrates were ...
... liberty without which civilized life is scarcely possible , namely ecclesiastical liberty , domestic or personal liberty and civil liberty , and since I had already written about the first , while I saw that the magistrates were ...
Page 135
... liberty is pleasing , unbridled and vagabond lust without pale or partition , will laugh broad perhaps , to see so great a strength of Scripture mustering up in favour , as they suppose , of their debaucheries ; they will know better ...
... liberty is pleasing , unbridled and vagabond lust without pale or partition , will laugh broad perhaps , to see so great a strength of Scripture mustering up in favour , as they suppose , of their debaucheries ; they will know better ...
Page 137
... liberty was established in the land : true liberty , ' the known rules of ancient liberty ' . To contradict this inexorable process would therefore seem to Milton not merely politically unenlightened but blasphemous . He was mistaken ...
... liberty was established in the land : true liberty , ' the known rules of ancient liberty ' . To contradict this inexorable process would therefore seem to Milton not merely politically unenlightened but blasphemous . He was mistaken ...
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