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...life, energy, activity, a forth-reaching and progressive spirit. " What," we may exelaim with Milton, "what could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge, — a nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, acute to invent, subtle...

...energy, activity, a forth-reaching and progressive spirit. " What," we may exclaim with Milton, " wh.et could a man require more from a nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge, — -;i nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, acute to invent,...

...ideas wherewith to present, as with their homage and their fealty, the approaching reformation. . . . What could a man require more from a nation so pliant,...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ? * . . . Methinks...

...ideas wherewith to present, as with their homage and their fealty, the approaching reformation. . . . What could a man require more from a nation so pliant,...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies 1* . . . Mrthinks...

...Exercise 1. MILTON. (1608-1674.) (1) " Wliat could a man require more from a nation so pliant and (2) so prone to seek after knowledge ? What wants there...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of (3) worthies? We reckon...

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...searching, revolving new notions and ideas, wherewith to present, as with their homage and their fealty, the approaching Reformation : others as fast reading,...there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but wise VOL. III. U and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a Nation of prophets, of sages, and of...

...searching, revolving new notions and ideas wherewith to present, as with their homage and their fealty, the approaching Reformation; others as fast reading,...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies? We reckon more...