Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, Volume 1J. Miller, 1809 |
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... ment ; the generous spirit of antiquity was dif- fused among them ; and the progress of the strug- gle called into action some of the highest minds which have appeared in this or in any age or nation . Among these the great author ...
... ment ; the generous spirit of antiquity was dif- fused among them ; and the progress of the strug- gle called into action some of the highest minds which have appeared in this or in any age or nation . Among these the great author ...
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... ment . As soon as liberty of speech was al- lowed , every mouth ( he says ) was open against the bishops . In this state of things , he also , in aid of the Puritans , commenced his attack upon the esta- blished church , in a work in ...
... ment . As soon as liberty of speech was al- lowed , every mouth ( he says ) was open against the bishops . In this state of things , he also , in aid of the Puritans , commenced his attack upon the esta- blished church , in a work in ...
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... ment . It does not appear , however , that they were the mere tools of the king . They perceived that their own interests , or rather their exorbitant privileges and pretensions , must stand or fall with him ; hence , while they ...
... ment . It does not appear , however , that they were the mere tools of the king . They perceived that their own interests , or rather their exorbitant privileges and pretensions , must stand or fall with him ; hence , while they ...
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... ment to his wife , and may hence be thought to have had an unworthy origin . But we may ask , who is more likely to understand the extent of a grievance , than the man who feels its pressure ? The indifference of mankind to evils they ...
... ment to his wife , and may hence be thought to have had an unworthy origin . But we may ask , who is more likely to understand the extent of a grievance , than the man who feels its pressure ? The indifference of mankind to evils they ...
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... ment to his literary occupations . In evil hour , he yielded to the solicitations of Charles ; and forgetful of his former principles - principles to which he had been indebted for the best portion of his fame - consented to become the ...
... ment to his literary occupations . In evil hour , he yielded to the solicitations of Charles ; and forgetful of his former principles - principles to which he had been indebted for the best portion of his fame - consented to become the ...
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