John Milton, EnglishmanGollancz, 1950 - 314 pages |
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... Defense of the English People ] destined me while yet a little boy for the study of humane letters , which I seized with such eagerness that from the twelfth year of my age I scarcely ever went from my lessons to bed before midnight ...
... Defense of the English People ] destined me while yet a little boy for the study of humane letters , which I seized with such eagerness that from the twelfth year of my age I scarcely ever went from my lessons to bed before midnight ...
Page 52
... defensive attitude which he assumes toward his audience . He bespeaks their goodwill , but openly announces that he does not possess it : As many heads as I behold with my eyes in this great concourse , almost the same number do I see ...
... defensive attitude which he assumes toward his audience . He bespeaks their goodwill , but openly announces that he does not possess it : As many heads as I behold with my eyes in this great concourse , almost the same number do I see ...
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... defensive not only at home but also in the forum of European opinion . Foreign princes , sensing danger to their own power , were ready enough to mobilize against the usurpers . Charles II was on the Continent , plotting a return and ...
... defensive not only at home but also in the forum of European opinion . Foreign princes , sensing danger to their own power , were ready enough to mobilize against the usurpers . Charles II was on the Continent , plotting a return and ...
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