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Page 134
... called regnal year dating from the day of the king's accession . The day of the proclamation in Heaven , therefore , may be seen as a comple- tion of the regnal year and the beginning of a new one , 14 for : the empyreal host Of angels ...
... called regnal year dating from the day of the king's accession . The day of the proclamation in Heaven , therefore , may be seen as a comple- tion of the regnal year and the beginning of a new one , 14 for : the empyreal host Of angels ...
Page 164
... called kings the " nursing fathers " of their people ( Isa . 49:23 ) . They were , as Sir Robert Filmer emphasized in Pa- triarcha ; or , the Natural Power of Kings , direct descendants of Adam , the first father , and " as the father ...
... called kings the " nursing fathers " of their people ( Isa . 49:23 ) . They were , as Sir Robert Filmer emphasized in Pa- triarcha ; or , the Natural Power of Kings , direct descendants of Adam , the first father , and " as the father ...
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... called father of his country . " The name of king you spurned , " the poet said with mingled gratitude and anxiety ( Yale 4 , pt . 1 : 672 ) . In other words , Milton was willing to concede the title father , but only if that of king ...
... called father of his country . " The name of king you spurned , " the poet said with mingled gratitude and anxiety ( Yale 4 , pt . 1 : 672 ) . In other words , Milton was willing to concede the title father , but only if that of king ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
Copyright | |
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