 The government had just ability enough to deceive, and just religion enough to persecute. The principles of liberty were the scoff of every grinning courtier, and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles...  Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 256by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...courtier, and the "anathema maranatha" of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial and Moloch ; and England...earth, and to be a by-word and a shaking of the head to the nations. Most of the remarks which we have hitherto made on the public character of Milton,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 pages
...courtier, and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial and Moloch ; and England...earth, and to be a byword and a shaking of the head to the nations. Most of the remarks, which we have hitherto made on the public character of Milton,... | |
 | 1842 - 414 pages
...Charles and James — Belial and Moloch ; and England propitiated these obscene and cruel idols with (lie blood of her best and bravest children. Crime succeeded...and disgrace to disgrace, till the race accursed of Ciod and man was a second time driven forth, to wander on the face of the earth, and to be a byword... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 390 pages
...Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James—Belial and Moloch; and England propitiated those obscene...earth, and to be a by-word and a shaking of the head to the nations. Most of the remarks, which we have hitherto made on the public character of Milton,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...courtier, •\nd the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial and Moloch; and England...earth, and to be a by-word and a shaking of the head to the nations. Most of the remarks which we have hitherto made on the public character of Milton,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...courtier, and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to little diminution, to a son who inherited his abilities,...counsels. The life of Burghley was commensurate with one th« earth, and to be a by-word and a shaking of the head to the nations. Most of the remarks which... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1848 - 372 pages
...place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial and Moloch ; and England propitiated these obscene and cruel idols with the blood of her best...earth, and to be a byword and a shaking of the head to the nations." Not less severe is he upon the literature of that period. " A deep and general taint... | |
 | Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné - 1848 - 346 pages
...courtier, and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning " dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles " and James, Belial and Moloch ; and England...and bravest children. Crime succeeded to crime, and dis" grace to disgrace, till the race, accursed of God and man, " was a second time driven forth, to... | |
 | Cyrus R. Edmonds - 1851 - 272 pages
...courtier, and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial and Moloch ; and England...the race accursed of God and man was a second time time driven forth, to wander on the fece of the earth, and to be a by-word and a shaking of the head... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 554 pages
...enough to deceive, and just religion enough to persecute. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial and Moloch; and England...idols with the blood of her best and bravest children. 25-26. Though fallen on evil days : The repetition, and change in the order of these words, are remarkably... | |
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