The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volumen1J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... married priests , had not one old man , Paphnutius , ftood up , and reasoned against it . Now remains it to fhow clearly that the fathers refer all decifion of controverfy to the fcriptures , as allfufficient to direct , to refolve ...
... married priests , had not one old man , Paphnutius , ftood up , and reasoned against it . Now remains it to fhow clearly that the fathers refer all decifion of controverfy to the fcriptures , as allfufficient to direct , to refolve ...
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... marriage between the king and his realm , by profcribing and con- fifcating from us all the right we have to our own bo- dies , goods , and liberties . What is this but to blow a trumpet , and proclaim a firecrofs to an hereditary and ...
... marriage between the king and his realm , by profcribing and con- fifcating from us all the right we have to our own bo- dies , goods , and liberties . What is this but to blow a trumpet , and proclaim a firecrofs to an hereditary and ...
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... marriage muft not be called a defilement . Thus large I have purposely been , that if I have been juftly taxed with this crime , it may come upon me , after all this my confeffion , with a tenfold fhame : but if I have hitherto deferved ...
... marriage muft not be called a defilement . Thus large I have purposely been , that if I have been juftly taxed with this crime , it may come upon me , after all this my confeffion , with a tenfold fhame : but if I have hitherto deferved ...
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... marriages , I care not if I tell him thus much profeffedly , though it be the lofing of my rich hopes , as he calls them , that I think with them who , both in prudence and elegance of fpirit , would choose a virgin of mean fortunes ...
... marriages , I care not if I tell him thus much profeffedly , though it be the lofing of my rich hopes , as he calls them , that I think with them who , both in prudence and elegance of fpirit , would choose a virgin of mean fortunes ...
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... marriage , muft be forced upon us to fulfil , not only without charity , but against her . No place in Heaven or earth , except Hell , where charity may not enter : yet marriage , the ordinance of our folace and contentment , the remedy ...
... marriage , muft be forced upon us to fulfil , not only without charity , but against her . No place in Heaven or earth , except Hell , where charity may not enter : yet marriage , the ordinance of our folace and contentment , the remedy ...
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Página 300 - I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised, and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather ; that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.
Página 278 - But here the main skill and groundwork will be to temper them such lectures and explanations upon every opportunity as may lead and draw them in willing obedience; inflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God and famous to all ages...
Página 277 - I call therefore a complete and generous education, that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.
Página 290 - ... and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
Página 325 - Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Página 290 - And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys" a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
Página 123 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Página 348 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Página 290 - Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.
Página 119 - I applied myself to that resolution, which Ariosto followed against the persuasions of Bembo, to fix all the industry and art I could unite to the adorning of my native tongue...