Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, Volume 1J. Miller, 1809 |
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... tion of John III . King of Poland , & c . & c . - This cannot be properly called a production of Milton . 7. Letters of State , & c . during his Secretaryship . These letters have been translated by several hands . I cannot say that I ...
... tion of John III . King of Poland , & c . & c . - This cannot be properly called a production of Milton . 7. Letters of State , & c . during his Secretaryship . These letters have been translated by several hands . I cannot say that I ...
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... tion of mercenary troops for the feudal militia , which , in the reign of James I , was entirely superseded . This change in the military system had a tendency to increase the power of the sovereign to a dangerous degree , but , at the ...
... tion of mercenary troops for the feudal militia , which , in the reign of James I , was entirely superseded . This change in the military system had a tendency to increase the power of the sovereign to a dangerous degree , but , at the ...
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... tion of the nation , were the innovations in reli- gion . By the new ecclesiastical canons of Laud , which enjoined a stricter discipline , and a more absolute authority in the higher churchmen , Charles hoped to manage the church and ...
... tion of the nation , were the innovations in reli- gion . By the new ecclesiastical canons of Laud , which enjoined a stricter discipline , and a more absolute authority in the higher churchmen , Charles hoped to manage the church and ...
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... tion of persons employed for the purpose . This deeree was enforced by inhuman penalties . But barbarous punishments - mutilations disgraceful to a civilized age - were insufficient to smother the indignant clamours of the people . Yet ...
... tion of persons employed for the purpose . This deeree was enforced by inhuman penalties . But barbarous punishments - mutilations disgraceful to a civilized age - were insufficient to smother the indignant clamours of the people . Yet ...
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... tion and authority ; they had the same opulence and splendour , and consequently obtained the same consideration . The same subordination too united its clergy into one body , enabling them to act with unanimity and vigour . Again ...
... tion and authority ; they had the same opulence and splendour , and consequently obtained the same consideration . The same subordination too united its clergy into one body , enabling them to act with unanimity and vigour . Again ...
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