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... written by , among others , Joseph Hall , John Stephens ( 1615 ) , Nicholas Breton ( 1615 , 1616 ) and Richard Brathwaite ( 1626 , 1631 ) . A character is a description of the nature and qualities of some person or sort of person . It ...
... written by , among others , Joseph Hall , John Stephens ( 1615 ) , Nicholas Breton ( 1615 , 1616 ) and Richard Brathwaite ( 1626 , 1631 ) . A character is a description of the nature and qualities of some person or sort of person . It ...
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... Written during a time when Parliament claimed to be fighting for the King but against evil advisers , bishops and claims to arbitrary rule , Milton's tracts are not anti - monarchical ; they argue that worldly bishops weaken the King by ...
... Written during a time when Parliament claimed to be fighting for the King but against evil advisers , bishops and claims to arbitrary rule , Milton's tracts are not anti - monarchical ; they argue that worldly bishops weaken the King by ...
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... written more persuasively than the bare style in which he reviews previous learning . In an appendix to the History he suggests to poets that science and inventions can be a source of new images , metaphors and allusions . The ...
... written more persuasively than the bare style in which he reviews previous learning . In an appendix to the History he suggests to poets that science and inventions can be a source of new images , metaphors and allusions . The ...
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