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It was essential to the security of the Commons , that they should obtain some influence over the military force ; and a bill passed both houses for the nomination of the officers of the ancient militia , who were rendered accountable ...
It was essential to the security of the Commons , that they should obtain some influence over the military force ; and a bill passed both houses for the nomination of the officers of the ancient militia , who were rendered accountable ...
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... however , from this charge , in various places , from the example of the sacred writers themselves , froin that of the ancient orators , and what is a little remarkable , from that of the old Greek comedy - a very questionable ...
... however , from this charge , in various places , from the example of the sacred writers themselves , froin that of the ancient orators , and what is a little remarkable , from that of the old Greek comedy - a very questionable ...
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... to fix by reflection , and to confirm them into habits of the soul . A little may be said of the style of these compositions . The style of Milton was formed too much upon the model of the ancient writers . Hence Ixii INTRODUCTION .
... to fix by reflection , and to confirm them into habits of the soul . A little may be said of the style of these compositions . The style of Milton was formed too much upon the model of the ancient writers . Hence Ixii INTRODUCTION .
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much upon the model of the ancient writers . Hence those inversions , and often that Roman cast of phrase , which so ill accords with the genius of the English language . In my translations , I found , though I have never affected and ...
much upon the model of the ancient writers . Hence those inversions , and often that Roman cast of phrase , which so ill accords with the genius of the English language . In my translations , I found , though I have never affected and ...
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But even admitting , that ancient times made for modern bishops , he contends , that those times are not to be trusted , for the three following reasons : First , best times were spreadingly affected . Secondly , The best men of those ...
But even admitting , that ancient times made for modern bishops , he contends , that those times are not to be trusted , for the three following reasons : First , best times were spreadingly affected . Secondly , The best men of those ...
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| Title | Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, Volume 1 Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, George Burnett |
| Author | John Milton |
| Translated by | George Burnett |
| Publisher | J. Miller, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Feb 2019 |
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