A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... thoughts . ” 6 With all the excellencies of which we have spoken , the sermons of this illustrious divine are by no means recommended as models of pul- pit eloquence . Their very depth and comprehensiveness of thought , their laboured ...
... thoughts . ” 6 With all the excellencies of which we have spoken , the sermons of this illustrious divine are by no means recommended as models of pul- pit eloquence . Their very depth and comprehensiveness of thought , their laboured ...
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... thought I , if that you breed so fast , I'll put you by yourselves , lest you at last Should prove ad infinitum , and eat out The book that I already am about . Well , so I did , but yet , I did not think To show to all the world my pen ...
... thought I , if that you breed so fast , I'll put you by yourselves , lest you at last Should prove ad infinitum , and eat out The book that I already am about . Well , so I did , but yet , I did not think To show to all the world my pen ...
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... thought only of conquering when they should have thought of disenchanting . To re- verse the rod , to spell the charm backward , to break the ties which bound a stupified people to the seat of enchantment , was the noble aim of Milton ...
... thought only of conquering when they should have thought of disenchanting . To re- verse the rod , to spell the charm backward , to break the ties which bound a stupified people to the seat of enchantment , was the noble aim of Milton ...
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