Prose Works of John MiltonJ.B. Alden, 1885 - 486 pages |
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... favor to them in his election of Abraham , their ancestor , from whom they could derive so many blessings upon themselves , might be moved to obey sincerely , by knowing so good a reason of their obedience . If , then , in the ...
... favor to them in his election of Abraham , their ancestor , from whom they could derive so many blessings upon themselves , might be moved to obey sincerely , by knowing so good a reason of their obedience . If , then , in the ...
Page 35
... favor of some prince , she was from that time . his creature , and obnoxious to comply with his ends in state , were they right or wrong . So that , Instead of finding prelaty an impeacher of schism or faction , the more I search , the ...
... favor of some prince , she was from that time . his creature , and obnoxious to comply with his ends in state , were they right or wrong . So that , Instead of finding prelaty an impeacher of schism or faction , the more I search , the ...
Page 55
... favor with them , they let her pass in her own likeness ; if not , they bring her into the presence habited and colored like a notorious falsehood . And contrary , when falsehood comes that way , if they like any ... the errand she ...
... favor with them , they let her pass in her own likeness ; if not , they bring her into the presence habited and colored like a notorious falsehood . And contrary , when falsehood comes that way , if they like any ... the errand she ...
Page 91
... favor from Heaven , as an ornament and happiness to their virtue , that it should be neither obscure in the opinion of men , nor eclipsed for want of matter equal to il- lustrate itself ; God and man consenting in joint approbation to ...
... favor from Heaven , as an ornament and happiness to their virtue , that it should be neither obscure in the opinion of men , nor eclipsed for want of matter equal to il- lustrate itself ; God and man consenting in joint approbation to ...
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... favor and uphold the tyrant of a nation . But , being slaves within doors , no wonder that they strive so much to have the public state con- formably governed to the inward vicious rule by which they govern themselves . For , indeed ...
... favor and uphold the tyrant of a nation . But , being slaves within doors , no wonder that they strive so much to have the public state con- formably governed to the inward vicious rule by which they govern themselves . For , indeed ...
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