John Milton: A Biography, Especially Designed to Exhibit the Ecclesiastical Principles of that Illustrious Man |
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For which commodious lie, that he may be encouraged in the trade another time,
I thank him; for it hath given me an apt occasion to acknowledge publickly, with
all grateful mind, that more than ordinary favour and respect which I found above
...
For which commodious lie, that he may be encouraged in the trade another time,
I thank him; for it hath given me an apt occasion to acknowledge publickly, with
all grateful mind, that more than ordinary favour and respect which I found above
...
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By the favour of God, I got safe back to Florence, where I was received with as
much affection as if I had returned to my native country. There I stopped as many
months as I had done before, except that I made an excursion for a few days to ...
By the favour of God, I got safe back to Florence, where I was received with as
much affection as if I had returned to my native country. There I stopped as many
months as I had done before, except that I made an excursion for a few days to ...
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... reign, he imputes the obstruction of a further reformation still to the bishops;
and then proceeds to prove, from antiquity, that all ecclesiastical elections
belonged to the people; but that if those ages had favoured episcopacy, 44 JOHN
MILTON.
... reign, he imputes the obstruction of a further reformation still to the bishops;
and then proceeds to prove, from antiquity, that all ecclesiastical elections
belonged to the people; but that if those ages had favoured episcopacy, 44 JOHN
MILTON.
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the people; but that if those ages had favoured episcopacy, we should not be
much concerned, since the best times were extensively infected with error, the
best men of those times foully tainted, and the best writings of those men
dangerously ...
the people; but that if those ages had favoured episcopacy, we should not be
much concerned, since the best times were extensively infected with error, the
best men of those times foully tainted, and the best writings of those men
dangerously ...
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... and derives from it an argument in favour of the appointment of all spiritual
functionaries by the collective suffrage of the members of churches, and the total
dissociation of every religious body from all secular authority, whether legislative
or ...
... and derives from it an argument in favour of the appointment of all spiritual
functionaries by the collective suffrage of the members of churches, and the total
dissociation of every religious body from all secular authority, whether legislative
or ...
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Página 111 - The end, then, of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection.
Página 43 - Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask and antique pageantry; Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild.
Página 40 - Sometimes with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid, Dancing in the chequered shade...
Página 44 - And ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse ; Such as the meeting soul may pierce, In notes with many a winding bout Of linked sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed and giddy cunning ; The melting voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony ; That Orpheus...
Página 37 - Haste thee nymph and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles. Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled care derides. And laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe...
Página 129 - God's trophies, and his work pursued, While Darwen stream, with blood of Scots imbrued, And Dunbar field, resounds thy praises loud, And Worcester's laureate wreath.
Página 53 - Or call up him that left half-told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife That own'd the virtuous ring and glass ; And of the wondrous horse of brass On which the Tartar king did ride...
Página 119 - He that can apprehend and consider vice with all her baits and seeming pleasures, and yet abstain, and yet distinguish, and yet prefer that which is truly better, he is the true wayfaring Christian.
Página 35 - Hence, loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus and blackest Midnight born In Stygian cave forlorn 'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy ! Find out some uncouth cell, Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings, And the night-raven sings ; There, under ebon shades and low-browed rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.
Página 113 - I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct ye to a hillside, where I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the Harp of Orpheus was not more charming.