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... death . ' This is no favourable representation , yet even in this not much wrong can be discovered . How far he complied with the men in power , is to be inquired before he can be blamed . It is not said that he told them any secrets ...
... death . ' This is no favourable representation , yet even in this not much wrong can be discovered . How far he complied with the men in power , is to be inquired before he can be blamed . It is not said that he told them any secrets ...
Page 86
... Death . Labour , Sickness , Discontent , Mutes . Ignorance , with others ; Labour , Faith . Hope . Charity . Sickness , Discontent , Mutes . Ignorance , Fear , Death ; Faith . Hope . Charity . Paradise Lost . The Persons . Moses ...
... Death . Labour , Sickness , Discontent , Mutes . Ignorance , with others ; Labour , Faith . Hope . Charity . Sickness , Discontent , Mutes . Ignorance , Fear , Death ; Faith . Hope . Charity . Paradise Lost . The Persons . Moses ...
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... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
... Death , brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
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