A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 80
... means of winning public sympathy for his memory and cause by set- ting up his image as that of a martyred saint . This ob- ject it signally accomplished and the popularity of the work was rightly felt by the leaders of the Commonwealth ...
... means of winning public sympathy for his memory and cause by set- ting up his image as that of a martyred saint . This ob- ject it signally accomplished and the popularity of the work was rightly felt by the leaders of the Commonwealth ...
Page 166
... means of flattery is subtly conceived ( lines 494 ff . ) . Eve is deluded in her weak- ness , but once confronted by the tree of prohibition she recognizes clearly the guilt involved . This is Milton's modification or interpretation of ...
... means of flattery is subtly conceived ( lines 494 ff . ) . Eve is deluded in her weak- ness , but once confronted by the tree of prohibition she recognizes clearly the guilt involved . This is Milton's modification or interpretation of ...
Page 184
... means to selfish ends . True democ- racy is represented rather by the humble ant , whose state is described in Book VII , line 485 , as the " pattern of just equality , perhaps , hereafter . " This , by the way , is the only recognition ...
... means to selfish ends . True democ- racy is represented rather by the humble ant , whose state is described in Book VII , line 485 , as the " pattern of just equality , perhaps , hereafter . " This , by the way , is the only recognition ...
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