The Prose Works of John Milton ...: With a Preface, Preliminary Remarks, and Notes, 1. köideG. Bell and sons, 1877 |
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Page iii
... give : but the poet , whose lips the seraphim have touched with fire snatched from the altar , will never mistake for greatness the mere possession of the trappings of state , or confound regal pomp with genuine grandeur , which can ...
... give : but the poet , whose lips the seraphim have touched with fire snatched from the altar , will never mistake for greatness the mere possession of the trappings of state , or confound regal pomp with genuine grandeur , which can ...
Page iv
... give birth to them , some calm and tranquil retreat , where he may compose himself , and for the time be free from contention and solicitude . But a wholly retired and contemplative life is fatal to poetry of every kind . For even he ...
... give birth to them , some calm and tranquil retreat , where he may compose himself , and for the time be free from contention and solicitude . But a wholly retired and contemplative life is fatal to poetry of every kind . For even he ...
Page vi
... give some account . In performing this duty , besides the difficulties which may be inherent in the subject itself , I feel that I shall have to encounter others of a peculiarly stubborn kind . To the public generally , many at least ...
... give some account . In performing this duty , besides the difficulties which may be inherent in the subject itself , I feel that I shall have to encounter others of a peculiarly stubborn kind . To the public generally , many at least ...
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... give a specimen of him in the preface ; and to let the serious reader have a taste of him at first , that he might guess by the first dish that is served up , how noble an entertainment the rest are like to make ; and that he may ...
... give a specimen of him in the preface ; and to let the serious reader have a taste of him at first , that he might guess by the first dish that is served up , how noble an entertainment the rest are like to make ; and that he may ...
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... give to it , for being looked into now and then . And I would entreat the illustrious states of Holland , to take off their prohi- bition , and suffer the book to be publicly sold . For when I have detected the vanity , ignorance , and ...
... give to it , for being looked into now and then . And I would entreat the illustrious states of Holland , to take off their prohi- bition , and suffer the book to be publicly sold . For when I have detected the vanity , ignorance , and ...
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Page xiii - For either He never shall find out fit mate, but such As some misfortune brings him, or mistake ; Or whom he wishes most shall seldom gain, Through her perverseness, but shall see her...
Page 486 - So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Page 256 - When I was preparing to pass over into Sicily and Greece, the melancholy intelligence which I received of the civil commotions in England made me alter my purpose; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad, while my fellow-citizens were fighting for liberty at home.
Page 73 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shall have praise of the same: . for he is the minister of God to thee for good.
Page 55 - Keep therefore and do them ; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Page 71 - They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Page 68 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well.
Page 258 - ... constitution of the republic ; and as I had from my youth studied the distinctions between religious and civil rights, I perceived that if I ever wished to be of use, I ought at least not to be wanting to my country, to the church, and to so many of my...
Page xiii - This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With Men as Angels- without feminine, Or find some other way to generate Mankind...
Page 33 - When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me...