 ... there be pens and heads there sitting by their studious lamps, musing, searching, revolving new notions and ideas wherewith to present as with their homage and their fealty the approaching reformation ; others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting...  A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen - Page 292by George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853Full view - About this book
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...their fealty, the approaching reformation ; others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement. What could a man require more from 4 nation so pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge. What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant... | |
 | Benjamin Flower - 1811 - 578 pages
...their fealty, the appraching reformation ; others as fast reading, trying all things, assorting to the force of reason and convincement. What could a...to seek after knowledge? What wants there to such atowardly and pregnant soil, hut wise and faithful lahourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of... | |
 | Francis Maseres - Canada - 1809 - 638 pages
...fo prone to feek after knowledge ? What wants there to fuch a towardly and pregnant foil, but wife and faithful labourers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of fages, and of worthies ? We reckon more than five months yet to liarveft ; there need not be five weeks,... | |
 | John Milton - Freedom of the press - 1819 - 484 pages
...seek after Knowledge. What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soile, but wise and faithfull labourers, to make a knowing People, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies. We reck'n more then five months yet to harvest ; there need not be five weeks, had we but eyes to lift... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1822 - 580 pages
...with their homage the approaching reformation: others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement. What could a...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful laborers, to make a knowing People, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of Worthies ?" MILTON. Speech... | |
 | Great Britain - 1822 - 576 pages
...knowledge ? What wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful laborers, to make a knowing People, a Nation of Prophets, of Sages, and of WorthiesŁ*f,.',. MILTON. Speech for the Liberty of the Press. PREFACE. THESE Letters have been hastily... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...their fealty, the approaching reformation ; others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement. What could a...towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful laborers, to make a knowing people, a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ? We reckon more... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...their fealty, the approaching reformation ; others as fast reading, trying all tilings, assenting to the force of reason and convincement. What could a...wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1827 - 624 pages
...the approaching Reformation:— others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting- to the foroe of reason and convincement ; what could a man require...people a nation of prophets, of sages, and of worthies ?' It is an easy matter for modern patriots sitting over their claret and filling a bumper to the '... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1827 - 634 pages
...their fealty the approaching Reformation: — others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement ; what could...pliant and so prone to seek after knowledge ? What VOL. xxxvi. NO. LXXI. D wants wants there to such a towardly and pregnant soil, but wise and faithful... | |
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