The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, Volume 10William Miller, 1808 - English literature |
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... tion . Considered in this point of view , the Religio Laici is one of the most admirable poems in the language . The argumentative part is conducted with singular skill , upon those topics which oc- casioned the principal animosity ...
... tion . Considered in this point of view , the Religio Laici is one of the most admirable poems in the language . The argumentative part is conducted with singular skill , upon those topics which oc- casioned the principal animosity ...
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... tion of man , and vindicate the justice and mercy of God ; the obvious impossibility that the writings , or authors , by which it has been conveyed to us , should be less than inspired ; the pro- gress of the Christian faith itself ...
... tion of man , and vindicate the justice and mercy of God ; the obvious impossibility that the writings , or authors , by which it has been conveyed to us , should be less than inspired ; the pro- gress of the Christian faith itself ...
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... tion to all admirers of argumentative poetry . to the purpose , is the same thing , the learned say , as if it was his own ) , and that will , I hope , excuse my putting them down here : - " Thou mercenary renegade , thou slave , Thou ...
... tion to all admirers of argumentative poetry . to the purpose , is the same thing , the learned say , as if it was his own ) , and that will , I hope , excuse my putting them down here : - " Thou mercenary renegade , thou slave , Thou ...
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... tion , " whosoever will be saved , " be restrained only to those to whom it was intended , and for whom it was composed , I mean the Christians ; then the anathema reaches not the heathens , who had never heard of Christ , and were ...
... tion , " whosoever will be saved , " be restrained only to those to whom it was intended , and for whom it was composed , I mean the Christians ; then the anathema reaches not the heathens , who had never heard of Christ , and were ...
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... tion it is clear , sufficient , and ordained by God Al- mighty for that purpose ; I have left myself no right to interpret obscure places , such as concern the possibility of eternal happiness to heathens ; be- cause whatsoever is ...
... tion it is clear , sufficient , and ordained by God Al- mighty for that purpose ; I have left myself no right to interpret obscure places , such as concern the possibility of eternal happiness to heathens ; be- cause whatsoever is ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Alluding appears Arius Bayes beast betwixt Bishop Burnet called Catholic character Charles Charles II Christian church of England church of Rome clergy comedy conscience controversy court crown Declaration of Indulgence declared divine doctrine Dryden Duke Duke of Guise Duke of York EPILOGUE fable faith fame fanatics fate father favour fear foes friends grace heaven Hind and Panther honour hope Hudibras humour indulgence infallibility James kind king king's late laws learned living Lord muse ne'er never Note o'er Papists Parliament party penal laws person plain play plot poem poet poetry Pope Popish Plot pretend priests prince PROLOGUE Protestant Queen reason reformed reign Religio Laici religion Roman royal sacred satire scripture sects seems sense Shadwell Shadwell's shew soul Stillingfleet supposed thing thou thought tion true truth verse Whigs word
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Page 37 - Dim as the borrow'd beams of moon and stars To lonely, weary, wandering travellers, Is reason to the soul: and as on high, Those rolling fires discover but the sky, Not light us here; so reason's glimmering ray Was lent, not to assure our doubtful way, But guide us upward to a better day. And as those nightly tapers disappear When day's bright lord ascends our hemisphere; So pale grows reason at religion's sight; So dies, and so dissolves in supernatural light.
Page 153 - The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith.
Page 15 - Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith.
Page 242 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the LORD'S sake, whether it be to the King as supreme, or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Page 434 - Shadwell alone my perfect image bears, Mature in dulness from his tender years : Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is he. Who stands confirm'd in full stupidity. The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through, and make a lucid interval ; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day.
Page 147 - And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst and said, Peace be unto you.
Page 153 - Gainst form and order they their power employ, Nothing to build and all things to destroy. But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. These out of mere instinct, they knew not why, Adored their fathers...
Page 440 - In thy felonious heart though venom lies, It does but touch thy Irish pen, and dies. Thy genius calls thee not to purchase fame In keen iambics, but mild anagram. Leave writing plays, and choose for thy command Some peaceful province in acrostic land. There thou may'st wings display and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways. Or, if thou wouldst thy different talents suit, Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute.
Page 448 - Portugal I sung, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on silver Thames did'st cut thy way, With...
Page 147 - Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.