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Observations on the Articles of Peace between James Earl of Ormond , for King Charles I. on the one hand , and the Irish Rebels and Papists , on the other , & c . & c . 3. Accedence commenced Grammar :being a Latin Grammar for Beginners ...
Observations on the Articles of Peace between James Earl of Ormond , for King Charles I. on the one hand , and the Irish Rebels and Papists , on the other , & c . & c . 3. Accedence commenced Grammar :being a Latin Grammar for Beginners ...
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This change in the military system had a tendency to increase the power of the sovereign to a dangerous degree , but , at the same tiine , to multiply his necessities ; and as all money bills were in the hands of the Commons , whose ...
This change in the military system had a tendency to increase the power of the sovereign to a dangerous degree , but , at the same tiine , to multiply his necessities ; and as all money bills were in the hands of the Commons , whose ...
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... or moon , or star throughout the year , Or man or woman : -yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will , nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward . What supports me , dost thou ask ?
... or moon , or star throughout the year , Or man or woman : -yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will , nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward . What supports me , dost thou ask ?
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Milton has the courage , however , to blend counsel with praise ; and like Harrington before him , gives the protector a broad hint that he should bethink him of resigning his power into the hands of the people .
Milton has the courage , however , to blend counsel with praise ; and like Harrington before him , gives the protector a broad hint that he should bethink him of resigning his power into the hands of the people .
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Let any one only read the passages which Milton occasionally extracts from their writings , and then say , whether they did not deserve at his hands all that severity of reproof and keenness of sar3 casm , which he so liberally bestows ...
Let any one only read the passages which Milton occasionally extracts from their writings , and then say , whether they did not deserve at his hands all that severity of reproof and keenness of sar3 casm , which he so liberally bestows ...
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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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