Selected Shorter Poems and Prose WritingsIncludes Comus, Lycidas, and extracts from the prose, such as the early pamphlet, Of Reformation, and the celebrated Areopagitica in defence of freedom of the press. |
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Page 69
... causes , however pre- tended ecclesiastical . Do they not hoard up pelf , seek to be potent in secular strength , in ... cause of pro- tecting murderous clergymen was the first heart - burning that swelled up the audacious Becket to the ...
... causes , however pre- tended ecclesiastical . Do they not hoard up pelf , seek to be potent in secular strength , in ... cause of pro- tecting murderous clergymen was the first heart - burning that swelled up the audacious Becket to the ...
Page 72
... causes of political happiness in all governments are the same , and that this church- discipline is taught in the Word of God and , as we see , agrees according to wish with all such states as ... cause to hold in jealousy ; 72 [ 211-20 ]
... causes of political happiness in all governments are the same , and that this church- discipline is taught in the Word of God and , as we see , agrees according to wish with all such states as ... cause to hold in jealousy ; 72 [ 211-20 ]
Page 145
... cause alleged why peace , justice , plentiful trade and all prosperity should not thereupon ensue throughout the whole land , with as much assurance as can be of human things that they shall so continue , if God favour us and our wilful ...
... cause alleged why peace , justice , plentiful trade and all prosperity should not thereupon ensue throughout the whole land , with as much assurance as can be of human things that they shall so continue , if God favour us and our wilful ...
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An epitaph on the admirable dramatic poet | 27 |
Lycidas 1638 | 56 |
from Areopagitica 1644 | 85 |
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