The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1806 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page vi
... must inform you that , from the time I left your school , this is the first and the last piece I have ever composed in Greek ; fince , as you know , I have attended more to Latin and to English compofition . He who at this time employs ...
... must inform you that , from the time I left your school , this is the first and the last piece I have ever composed in Greek ; fince , as you know , I have attended more to Latin and to English compofition . He who at this time employs ...
Page vii
... must inform you that in the beginning of the autumn I went out of my way to fee your brother , in order to learn how you did . And lately when I was accidentally informed in London that you were in town , I instantly haftened to your ...
... must inform you that in the beginning of the autumn I went out of my way to fee your brother , in order to learn how you did . And lately when I was accidentally informed in London that you were in town , I instantly haftened to your ...
Page ix
... must inform you , that I cannot help loving you such as you are ; for whatever the Deity may have bestowed upon me in other respects , he has certainly inspired me , if any ever were inspired , with a paffion for the good and fair . Nor ...
... must inform you , that I cannot help loving you such as you are ; for whatever the Deity may have bestowed upon me in other respects , he has certainly inspired me , if any ever were inspired , with a paffion for the good and fair . Nor ...
Page xxii
... must be as God pleases , and as you think best . Your future communi- cations may , if you please , be in our own language , left ( though you are no mean proficient in Latin compo- fition ) the labour of writing should make each of us ...
... must be as God pleases , and as you think best . Your future communi- cations may , if you please , be in our own language , left ( though you are no mean proficient in Latin compo- fition ) the labour of writing should make each of us ...
Page 4
... must needs rush into the bosom of him that reads or hears ; and the sweet odour of the re- turning gospel imbathe his foul with the fragrancy of Hea- ven . Then was the facred Bible fought out of the dusty corners where profane ...
... must needs rush into the bosom of him that reads or hears ; and the sweet odour of the re- turning gospel imbathe his foul with the fragrancy of Hea- ven . Then was the facred Bible fought out of the dusty corners where profane ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt almoſt alſo Anſw anſwer apostles authority becauſe befides beſt biſhops cauſe Chriſt chriſtian church confcience confuter courſe cuſtom defire difcipline divine divorce doctrine eaſy elſe Engliſh epiſcopacy epiſtle errour eſpecially eſteem evil exerciſe faid faith falſe fame fatires fear feem fince firſt fome foon foul fuch fuffer fure God's goſpel hath himſelf holy honour houſe inſtruction Irenæus itſelf juſt juſtly king labour laſt learned leaſt leſs licenſing liturgy Lord marriage meaſure miniſters miniſtry moſt muſt myſelf obſerved paſs perfuade perſon pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefbyters prelates preſent priests purpoſe reaſon reformation religion Remonſt reſpect ſame ſay ſchiſm ſcripture ſee ſeek ſeems ſerve ſervice ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhame ſhe ſhould ſhow ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrength ſtudies ſubject ſuch themſelves theſe things thoſe thou thought truth unleſs uſe virtue whenas wherein whereof whoſe wife words write
Popular passages
Page 325 - Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Page 300 - I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather : that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.
Page 186 - Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Page 277 - I call therefore a complete and generous education, that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.
Page 278 - But here the main skill and groundwork will be to temper them such lectures and explanations upon every opportunity as may lead and draw them in willing obedience, inflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God and famous to all ages.
Page 324 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Page 112 - And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. 6 And nation was "destroyed of nation, and city of city : for God did vex them with all adversity.
Page 290 - And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys" a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
Page 123 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 299 - 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 warfaring Christian.