The Miscellaneous Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 1R. Cadell, 1834 - Demonology |
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Page 273
... Catholic priest had to combat few of those personal prejudices , which , in other cases , have been impediments to their making converts . The poet had , besides , before him the example of many persons , both of rank and talent , who ...
... Catholic priest had to combat few of those personal prejudices , which , in other cases , have been impediments to their making converts . The poet had , besides , before him the example of many persons , both of rank and talent , who ...
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... Catholic cause , were not limited to this controversial poem . He is said to have been at first employed by the court , in translating Varillas's " History of He- resies , " a work held in considerable estimation by the Catholic divines ...
... Catholic cause , were not limited to this controversial poem . He is said to have been at first employed by the court , in translating Varillas's " History of He- resies , " a work held in considerable estimation by the Catholic divines ...
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... Catholic after the Revolution . Every man must keep some measures with pub- lic opinion ; and so gross an avowal of want of principle , would have forfeited the esteem of his friends , and certainly not rendered his enemies less bitter ...
... Catholic after the Revolution . Every man must keep some measures with pub- lic opinion ; and so gross an avowal of want of principle , would have forfeited the esteem of his friends , and certainly not rendered his enemies less bitter ...
Contents
THE LIFE OF JOHN DRYDEN | xi |
Revival of the Drama at the Restoration | 55 |
Heroic PlaysThe RehearsalMarriage | 101 |
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