Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800James E. Person Each print volume in this long-standing series profiles approximately 4-8 of the greatest writers and thinkers of the late Middle Ages, Renaissance and Restoration periods by providing full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Among those profiled in this volume are:
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... question which Locke asked was a simple one : ' I desire to know what kind of government that is . . . where one man . may do to all his subjects whatever he pleases , without the least liberty to any one to question or control those ...
... question which Locke asked was a simple one : ' I desire to know what kind of government that is . . . where one man . may do to all his subjects whatever he pleases , without the least liberty to any one to question or control those ...
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... question " What good have I done today ? " he entered a black mark for each action that could be considered a violation of the precepts . He worked to achieve a clear page . At thirteen weeks for each completed " course , " he was able ...
... question " What good have I done today ? " he entered a black mark for each action that could be considered a violation of the precepts . He worked to achieve a clear page . At thirteen weeks for each completed " course , " he was able ...
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... question of the people's vir- tue essentially untouched . It does not refer to the achieve- ments and wisdom of an earlier generation but instead em- phasizes what " three millions of people armed in the holy cause of liberty " can do ...
... question of the people's vir- tue essentially untouched . It does not refer to the achieve- ments and wisdom of an earlier generation but instead em- phasizes what " three millions of people armed in the holy cause of liberty " can do ...
Contents
The Intellectual Background | 1 |
Benjamin Franklin 17061790 | 99 |
Patrick Henry 17361799 | 191 |
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