...gold. The caresses of harlots and the jests of buffoons regulated the measures of a government, which had just ability enough to deceive, and just religion...James— Belial and Moloch; and England propitiated those obscene and cruel idols with the blood of her best and bravest children. Crime succeeded to crime,...

...and the jests ч buffoons regulated the measures of a government, which had jnst ability enough te deceive, and just religion enough to persecute The...scoff of every grinning courtier, and the Anathema Marañatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was paid to Charles and James — Belial...

...the paradise of cold hearts and narrow minds, the golden age of the coward, the bigot, and the slave. The principles of liberty were the scoff of every...and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean." It is the peculiar merit of Milton and Marvell, that in such an age they held fast their integrity,...

...and the jests *f buffoons regulated the measures of a government, which had just ability enough ts his conjuncture, Eng land should lose the only man who united per those obscene and cruel idols with the blood .of her best and bravest children. Crime succeeded to...

...France, and pocketed with complacent infamy her degrading insults and her more degrading gold. — The Government had just ability enough to deceive, and...were the scoff of every grinning courtier, and the Anathema-Maranatha of every fawning dean. — Crime succeeded to crime, and disgrace to disgrace, till...

...years, which it would be well if we could blot out from the history of our race and nation; " when the principles of liberty were the scoff of every...and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean," there can be no doubt that all the abstract points on which these principles rest, gathered a vast,...

...degrading gold. The caresses of harlots, and the jests of buffoons, regulated the policy of the State. The government had just ability enough to deceive, and...James, Belial and Moloch ; and England propitiated those obscene and cruel idols with the blood of her best and bravest children. Crime succeded to crime,...

...harlots, and the jests of buffoons, regulated the policy of the State. The government had just ahility enough to deceive, and just religion enough to persecute....The principles of liberty were the scoff of every grinmng courtier, and Ihe Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean. In every high place, worship was...

...degrading gold. The caresses of harlots, and the jests of buffoons, regulated the policy of the state. The government had just ability enough to deceive, and...James, Belial and Moloch ; and England propitiated those obscene and cruel idols with the blood of her best and bravest children. Crime succeeded to crime,...

...vices, the paradise of cold hearts and narrow minds, the golden age of the bigot and the slave .... the government had just ability enough to deceive, and...were the scoff of every grinning courtier, and the anathema-maranatha of every fawning dean." And here, at the close of Milton's public life, it may not...