Areopagitica: A Speech to the Parliament of England for the Liberty of Unlicensed PrintingRalph Holland & Company, 1905 - 100 pages |
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... judgments are to be bound up in the Licenser's . " These arguments are Milton's , and no doubt were borrowed by Mabbett . It is somewhat curious in this connection that Milton himself acted as a sort of licenser , or inspector , of the ...
... judgments are to be bound up in the Licenser's . " These arguments are Milton's , and no doubt were borrowed by Mabbett . It is somewhat curious in this connection that Milton himself acted as a sort of licenser , or inspector , of the ...
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... judgment , e.g. : - " It had been much more expedient . " ( 1. 481. ) " Though he were the most malicious libeller . " ( 1.655 . ) " Unless their care were equal . " ( 1.664 . ) ( c ) Peculiar Prepositional phrases.— " There is yet ...
... judgment , e.g. : - " It had been much more expedient . " ( 1. 481. ) " Though he were the most malicious libeller . " ( 1.655 . ) " Unless their care were equal . " ( 1.664 . ) ( c ) Peculiar Prepositional phrases.— " There is yet ...
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... judgment which is not wont to be partial to yourselves ; by judging over again that Order which ye have ordained " to regulate Printing : -That no book , pamphlet , or paper shall be henceforth printed , unless the same be first ...
... judgment which is not wont to be partial to yourselves ; by judging over again that Order which ye have ordained " to regulate Printing : -That no book , pamphlet , or paper shall be henceforth printed , unless the same be first ...
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... in books anything to which they objected . The Council of Trent formed two lists of books : those which must not be allowed at all , and those which could before over their judgments , burning and prohibiting to be TEXT AND NOTES . 17.
... in books anything to which they objected . The Council of Trent formed two lists of books : those which must not be allowed at all , and those which could before over their judgments , burning and prohibiting to be TEXT AND NOTES . 17.
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... judgments , burning and prohibiting to be read what they fancied not ; yet sparing in their censures , and the books not many which they so dealt with : till Martin the Fifth by his bull not only prohibited , but was the first that ...
... judgments , burning and prohibiting to be read what they fancied not ; yet sparing in their censures , and the books not many which they so dealt with : till Martin the Fifth by his bull not only prohibited , but was the first that ...
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Areopagitica Areopagus arguments Aristophanes Athens banished Bishop called Cato censure Christian Church Cicero civil clergy Commonwealth controversy Council of Trent Court of High Dionysius doctrine Emperor England Epicurus evil famous forbid Greek hath heretical High Commission Historical Notes HOLT WHITE honour Huss Imprimatur Irenæus Isokrates Jerome judgment Julian the Apostate knowledge labours language Latin Laud learning libellous liberty licensing London Long Parliament Lords and Commons matter means ment Milton Milton's spelling opinion orator Ordinance pamphlets Plato Plautus poet Pope praise prelates Presbyter prohibited prose Protagoras published Puritan reason rebec reference Reformation religion Roman Rome sects and schisms Smectymnuus Socrates Spanish Inquisition Star Chamber Star Chamber Decree style suppress taught things thought tion Tractate Truth twelve tables Typhon Unlicensed Printing virtue whenas whereof Wicklef wisdom word writ writing written wrote
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