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From the example of the Scots , their chief attention was paid to the army . The selfdenying ordinance , and the new model soon - followed ; and the battle of Naseby shortly after decided the fate of Charles and the ascendency of the ...
From the example of the Scots , their chief attention was paid to the army . The selfdenying ordinance , and the new model soon - followed ; and the battle of Naseby shortly after decided the fate of Charles and the ascendency of the ...
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Both the Second Defence , and the Defence of Himself , may be considered as admirable examples of forensic oratory . In both , he discovers great acuteness and ingenuity , and a power of eloquence hardly to be surpassed .
Both the Second Defence , and the Defence of Himself , may be considered as admirable examples of forensic oratory . In both , he discovers great acuteness and ingenuity , and a power of eloquence hardly to be surpassed .
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Milton defends hiinself , 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 ...
Milton defends hiinself , 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 ...
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But we should be very cautious , I acknowledge , how we extenuate the faults of genius : for the example of genius will be imitated . And after every deduction is made , there will be occasionally found in Milton instances of ...
But we should be very cautious , I acknowledge , how we extenuate the faults of genius : for the example of genius will be imitated . And after every deduction is made , there will be occasionally found in Milton instances of ...
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Lastly , we all know by example , that exact reformation is not perfected at the first push , and those unwieldy times of Edward VI may hold some plea by this excuse . Now let any reasonable man judge whether that king's reign be a fit ...
Lastly , we all know by example , that exact reformation is not perfected at the first push , and those unwieldy times of Edward VI may hold some plea by this excuse . Now let any reasonable man judge whether that king's reign be a fit ...
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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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