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Preliminary Discourse.

Milton's visitors ...

- Political knowledge

The Lady Margaret Leigh

Whether Milton was frugal of his praise

Prayer in the Eikon Basiliké ...

Abuse of Milton ...

Proclamation for suppressing Milton's political

II.-Account of his own Studies

Burdensomeness of superior wisdom ...

Suggestions of conscience

Polish and refinement of style
Early education of Milton
Preference of his native language
Subjects for epic poetry

Magnificent idea of tragedy

Public sports and pastimes

Spirit of poetry, and promise of a great poem
Milton's reasons for declining holy orders ...

III.-- Apology for his Early Life and UMritings ...

Reasons for entering into the controversy against Episcopacy

Studies of his youth-Use of prayer ... ...

Skilful apology for his account of himself ..

Defence of the Five Ministers (Smectymnuus)

Episcopal Style of Writing Sources of eloquence

Puritanical idea of inspiration ...

His adversary's title-page

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Sermon dedicated to Our Saviour ...

Praise of Wickliffe, the Prince of Reformers

History of the mimes of Sophron

Bishop Hall's extraordinary romance

Utopian schemes of government

Milton falsely said to have been expelled from Oxford

His contempt for the Universities

Early rising--Buffon-Herault de Sechelles

Old cloaks and false beards-First seeds of the Areopagitica

Clerical actors-Criticism of Johnson

Sketch of his early studies

Elegiac poets-Ovid, &c. ...

Romances of chivalry-Bunyan

Plato's animadversions upon Homer

Ideas on women and love

Plato's idea of love

Baxter and Jeremy Taylor's notions of love

Milton's religious education, and chaste habits
Swearing and drinking sack-Bishop Hall's son
Slitting noses-The bishop's foot ...

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Apology for his Early Life and writings.

Spirit of persecution-- Incitement to stoning

Curious anecdote of a bishop of Ely

Gastronomical hints

Christ's similitudes

Splendid idea of pulpit oratory

Poetical personification of zeal

Luther's style of preaching

Freedom of Scripture language

Guiding reason of the Stoics

Libels against the Puritans ... ...

Critique on the style, &c. of his adversary

Martyrs-Foxian confessors

Toothless satires ...

Origin of satire-Greek satires

Strafford's execution

Eating fish in Lent

Alehouses in heaven

Eulogy of the Long Parrliament

Ideas of nobility ... ...

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Tyranny of Charles I. ...

103

Accessibility of the Long Parliament

104

Rebellion in Ireland ...

105

Bishoprics and Widows' houses

Milton's wives all virgins-Amiable simplicity of Mr. Mitford! 108

Critique of Hall's Satires

The clergy and their flocks

Election of ministers

... 112

Contempt of the clergy for the people

113

Praying by book .. ....

116

Liturgy, Litany, &c. ...

118

Prayer-book borrowed from the mass-book

121

Councils and waste of time

Anecdote of Cicero ...

126

Gower's account of Constantine's donation ...

Riches-a bait to draw men into the church

130

No wealth, no learning-Lucre the only support of theological

studies

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131

Concluding Remarks

134

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IV.-Tractate on Education .. ...

Address to Samuel Hartlib

Milton's plan commonly supposed to be visionary ...

Object of learning-Pedantry

Study of Greek and Latin, conducted on false principles

Remarks on the common system of education

Its evil consequences

Delights of knowledge

College of Cairo

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Tractate on Education.

End and aim of true learning

150

Socratic education-Writers on agriculture

151

Study of natural philosophy-Mistake of Dr. Johnson-Opinion

of Socrates

152

List of Greek and Latin authors

... 153

Further developement of the system

155

Study of economics and politics

156

of Hebrew, Syriac, Chaldaic

157

Logic-Rhetoric-and Poetry

158

Art of Composition ...

159

Ancient systems of education

160

Aim of Milton's system-Equal excellence in peace and war ... 161

Delights of music

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Military exercises

163

Roguery of military officers

164

Ideas of travelling

165

V.--Areopagitica

Allusion to former praise of the Long Parliament

Malignant encomium of Bishop Hall

Baxter's picture of the clergy

Defends his freedom by the example of Isocrates

Honours paid anciently to orators

Compliment to the Parliament

Milton's authority quoted by Lord Mansfield

Books compared to the fabled dragon's teeth

Freedom of writing at Athens

Aristophanes and St. Chrysostom

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Book-licensing at Sparta

Laws of Rome respecting publication of opinions

Banishment of Ovid ...

Conduct of the Christian Emperors

Popish idea of licensing

Italian imprimatur

Imitated by the bishops ...

Raymond Lully

Julian's edict against the Christians

St. Jerome and the devil

The Margites-Homer-Pigres

Absolute liberty of the press ...

Great reading-Baxter's Dying Thoughts

Active virtue-Plato's idea of a judge

The Vicar of Hell

Inefficiency of licensing ...

Regulations of Plato's Republic

Licensing of music and dress ...

Toleration of vice by the government

Freedom of Adam's will

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Areopagitica.

Royalist libel against the Parliament

212

Licensing, an insult to learned men

214

The clergy, learned for lucre

Mutilation of Coke's Institutes

219

Piety and learning of the English

220

Allusion to Galileo

Archbishop of Licensing

225

The believer in truth may be a heretic

The tradesman's religion

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228

Manufacture of sermons-A young raw preacher

Turkish prohibition of printing-Splendid application of the fable

of Isis and Osiris

233

Pythagoras-Persians and Druids

235

Intellectual energy developed in London

237

Harmlessness of sectarianism

Advantages of a free press

240

A great nation awaking from slavery

241

Character of Lord Brook

243

Power of truth

244

Truth may be of various forms

245

Fall of the Star-chamber

250

Note on the licenser Mabbot

252

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VI.-Tenure of Kings

None but the virtuous love freedom

Vacillation of the Presbyterians

Gibberish of the laws ...

Sir Egerton Brydges' idea of Milton

Presbyterian ideas of Charles I. ...

Dr. Symmons' remarks on the Presbyterians

Milton's enumeration of the crimes of Charles I.

The sword of justice

Monarchy of Adam-Sir Robert Filmer
Origin of civil government
Anecdote of the elder Cyrus
Coronation oaths-Doctrine of resistance
Slavish spirit of the Jews
Admissions of James I. in favour of freedom
Jewish and heathen kings
Opinion of Livy on the expulsion of the kings
Christian doctrine of resistance
Opinion of the Greeks and Romans on tyrannicide ...
Scriptural doctrine the same
Tyrants hate God's church
Sadleir's Rights of the Kingdom
Tyrannicide of the ancient Britons

Opinions of John Knox ... ..

Opinion of Buchanan

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Tenure of Kings.

Resistance of the States of Holland ...
Conduct of the Presbyterians
Creation of precedent ...
Christiern of Denmark
Rebellion of Naples ...
Plurality-hunting of the clergy
Curse of Meroz
Opinions of Luther ...

of Zwinglius ...

of Calvin and Bucer ...
Notions of Hobbes on tyrannicide
Refugee Protestant clergy
Scripture and reason ...
Reasonings of the Presbyterians
Tactics of the clergy ...
Answer and conclusion
Explanatory Note