A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 67
... attempt , which occupies him through many pages , to reconcile Scripture with his views has entirely lost its significance for the modern reader . It is characteristic of Milton's temper and of his views as to the natural superiority of ...
... attempt , which occupies him through many pages , to reconcile Scripture with his views has entirely lost its significance for the modern reader . It is characteristic of Milton's temper and of his views as to the natural superiority of ...
Page 95
... attempted to secure toleration even for Jews , he never became an open champion of that complete religious freedom for ... attempt to regulate it by external force can do only harm . Milton's plea is , as it was in Areopagitica , for ...
... attempted to secure toleration even for Jews , he never became an open champion of that complete religious freedom for ... attempt to regulate it by external force can do only harm . Milton's plea is , as it was in Areopagitica , for ...
Page 264
... attempt to establish his rank according to classic or romantic principles of criticism . The work of scholarly inter- pretation was also vigorously undertaken by a distinguished line of editors and commentators . This activity con ...
... attempt to establish his rank according to classic or romantic principles of criticism . The work of scholarly inter- pretation was also vigorously undertaken by a distinguished line of editors and commentators . This activity con ...
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