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Dryden's Opera Of "King Arthur." London [1842],  8vo.

Considerations Touching The Likeliest Means To Remove Hirelings Out Of

The Church. Wherein Is Also Discourc'd Of Tithes,  Church-Fees,

Church-Revenues,  And Whether Any Maintenance Of Ministers Can Be Settl'd

By Law. The Author J. M[Ilton]. London,  1659,  12mo.

---- Another Edition. London,  1717,  12mo.

Another Edition. London,  1723,  8vo.

---- Another Edition. London [1834],  8vo.

A Declaration,  Or Letters Patents Of The Election Of This Present King

Of Poland,  John The Third. Translated [By John Milton]. London,  1674,

4to.

The Doctrine And Discipline Of Divorce Restor'd To The Good Of Both

Sexes From The Bondage Of Canon Law And Other Mistakes To Christian

Freedom,  Guided By The Rule Of Charity,  Etc. London,  1643,  4to.

---- The Doctrine And Discipline Of Divorce. Now The Second Time Revis'd

And Much Augmented. London,  1644,  4to.

---- Another Edition. London,  1645,  4to.

Eikonoklastes,  In Answer To A Book Intitl'd Eikon Basilike,  The

Portrature Of His Sacred Majesty In His Solitudes And Sufferings. [By J.

Gauden,  Bishop Of Exeter?] The Author J[Ohn] M[Ilton]. London,  1649,

4to.

---- Eikonoklastes. Published Now The Second Time,  And Much Enlarg'd.

London,  1650,  4to.

---- Eikonoklastes In Answer To A Book Entitled Eikon Basilike,  The

Portraiture Of His Sacred Majesty King Charles The First In His

Solitudes And Sufferings. Amsterdam,  1690,  8vo.

---- Eikonoklastes: In Answer To A Book Intitled Eikon Basilikon,  The

Portraiture Of His Sacred Majesty In His Solitudes And Sufferings. Now

First Published From The Author's Second Edition,  Printed In 1650; With

Many Enlargements,  By R. Baron. With A Preface Shewing The Transcendent

Excellency Of Milton's Prose Works. To Which Is Added An Original Letter

[From J. Wall] To Milton,  Never Before Published. London,  1756,  4to.

---- A New Edition,  Corrected By The Late Reverend R. Baron. London,

1770,  8vo.

The Histor Risk It

Any More.  And When I Ask,  'Not Even For Freedom?' They Reply,  'Not

Even For Freedom,  Because What Is The Use Of Freedom To Us If We Are

Slain.'  Indolent Beasts! They Lack Enthusiasm.  And Now I Find You.

You Are A Master Of Oratory.  You Say That You Will Conquer With The

Spirit.  Come With Me!  Descend Into The Valley And Inspire Them With

Ardour.  The Legions Are Ours,  Our Weapons Are Of Perfect Temper,

Nothing Is Wanting But Fire,  And That You Have.  The King Must Be

Allied With The Zealot,  Otherwise The Kingdom Cannot Be Conquered.

Come Down With Me.  Tell Them That You Are The Prophet.  Incite Them

Against Jerusalem,  And Exclaim: 'It Is God's Will!'  If Only Fire Can

Be Made To Burn Within Them,  They Will March Like The Very Devil,

Overcome The Foreigners,  And You Will Instruct Them In Solomon's Temple

About The Messiah.  You Can Tell Them That He Is Coming,  Or That You

Yourself Are He,  Just As You Please.  Then,  According To Your Desire,

You Can Establish Your Kingdom,  And All The Glory Of The World Will Lie

At Your Feet As At Those Of A God.  Come,  Prophet,  You Give Me The

Word,  And I'll Give You The Sword!"

"Begone,  You Tempter Of Hell!" Exclaimed Jesus And His Eye Shot Forth A

Ray Of Light That The Other Could Not Bear.

And Then Jesus Was Once More Alone Among The Rocks,  Under The Open Sky.

It Was Under The Sacred Sky Of The Desert Where His Father Came Down To

Him That His Spirit Became Quite Free--His Heart More Animated,  Glowing

With Love.  And Thus Was Jesus Perfected.  Leaving The Desert,  He Then

Sought Out The Fertile Land; He Sought Out Men.

His Earthly Task Stood Clear And Fixed Before Him.

The Lake Of Gennesaret,  Also Called The Sea Of Galilee,  Lies To The

East Of Nazareth,  Where The Land Makes A Gradual Descent,  And Where,

Among The Hills And The Fertile Plains,  Pleasant Villages Are Situated.

The Mountains Of Naphtali,  Which In Some Places Rise Up Steeply From

Its Banks,  Were Clothed With Herbage In The Days Of David.  But

Gradually,  As Stranger Peoples Cultivated Them,  Fertility Descended To

The Hills And Valleys.

Near Where The Jordan Flows Into The Sea,  On The Left Of The River

Under The Sandy Cliffs Of Bethsaida,  A Small Cedar Forest,  The Seeds Of

Which May Have Been Blown Thither From Lebanon,  Grows Close Down To The

Shore Of The Lake.  A Fisher-Boat,  Rocking In The Shade On The Dark

Waters,  Was Tied To One Of The Trees.  The Holes In It Were Stuffed

With Seaweed,  The Beams Fastened With Olive Twigs.  Two Tall Poles

Crossed Were Intended For The Sail,  Which Now Lay Spread Out In The

Boat Because The Boatman Was Sleeping On It.  The Brown Stuff,  Made Of

Camel's Hair,  Was The Man's Most Valuable Possession.  On The Water It

Caught The Wind For Him,  On Land It Served As A Cloak,  If He Slept It

Formed His Bed.

The Little Elderly Man's Face Was Tickled By A Cedar Twig For So Long

That At Length He Awoke.  He Saw A Young Woman Sitting On A Rock.  She

Was Just Going To Hurry Off With Her Round Basket When The Fisherman

Called Loudly To Her; "Well,  Beka,  Daughter Of Manasseh,  Whither Are

You Taking Your Ivory White Feet?"

"My Feet Are As Brown As Yours," Replied Beka.  "Stop Mocking At Me,

Simon."

"How Can I Be Mocking At You?  You're A Fisherman's Child,  Like Me.

But Your Basket Is Too Heavy For You."

"I Am Taking My Father His Dinner."

"Manasseh Has Had A Good Catch.  Look,  Smoke Is Rising Yonder Behind

The Palms Of Hium.  He Is Cooking The Fish.  But I Have Eaten Nothing

Since Yesterday At The Sixth Hour."

"I Can Well Believe That,  Simon.  The Fish Of The Lake Of Gennesaret Do

Not Swim Ready-Cooked Into The Mouth.  He Who Lies Like A Child In The

Cradle,  And Lets The Gods Provide----!"

Simon,  With His Legs Apart In Order To Preserve The Balance,  Stood Up

In The Boat.  "Beka," He Said,  "Let The Gods Alone,  They Won't Feed Us;

They Eat The Best That Men Have."

"Then Hold To The One God Who Feeds The Birds."

"And Who Delivers The Jews To The Romans.  No; Jehovah Several Of His Poems,  Etc. London,  1694,  12mo.

      The "Several Poems" Consist Of Four Sonnets Only.

---- Oliver Cromwell's Letters To Foreign Princes And States For

Strengthening And Preserving The Protestant Religion,  Etc. [Translated

From The Latin Of John Milton.] London,  1700,  4to.

Lycidas. [First Edition.] (_Justa Edouardo King Naufrago,  Ab Amicis

Moerentibus_,  Etc.) 2 Pts. Cantabrigiæ,  1638,  4to.

      Part Ii.,  "Obsequies To The Memorie Of Mr. Edward King," Has A

      Distinct Title-Page And Pagination,  And Contains The First Edition

      Of Lycidas.

---- Milton's Lycidas,  With Notes,  Critical,  Explanatory,  And

Grammatical,  By A Graduate. Melbourne,  1869,  8vo.

---- Lycidas. Reprinted From The First Edition Of 1638,  And Collated

With The Autograph Copy In The Library Of Trinity College,  Cambridge.

With A Version In Latin Hexameters. By F.A. Paley. London,  1874,  8vo.

---- Milton. Lycidas. With Introduction And Notes. By T.D. Hall.

Manchester [1876],  8vo.

---- Second Edition. London [1880],  8vo.

---- Milton's Lycidas. Edited,  With Interpretation And Notes,  By F.

Main,  Etc. London,  1876,  8vo.

---- Second Edition. London,  1876,  8vo.

Mr. John Milton's Character Of The Long Parliament And Assembly Of

Divines,  In 1641. Omitted In His Other Works,  And Never Printed. [Edited

By J. Tyrrell? Or By Arthur,  Earl Of Anglesey?] London,  1681,  4to.

Milton's Ode On The Morning Of Christ's Nativity. Illustrated By

Eminent Artists. London,  1868,  8vo.

Mr. John Milton's Satyre Against Hypocrites. Written Whilst He Was Latin

Secretary To Oliver Cromwell. [By John Phillips?] London,  1710,  8vo.

Milton's Unpublished Poem,  Corrected By J.E. Wall From A Defective Copy

Found By Mr. Morley In The British Museum. Epitaph On A Rose Tree

Confined In A Garden Tub. [London,  1873?] S. Sh. 8vo.

      The Original Is In The King's Library,  British Museum,  And Is

      Written On The Last Leaf Of A Copy Of "Poems Of Mr. John Milton,"

      1646.

Observations Upon The Articles Of Peace With The Irish Rebels,  On The

Letter Of Ormond To Col. Jones,  And The Representation Of The Presbytery

At Belfast. (_Articles Of Peace Made And Concluded With The Irish

Rebels,  By James Earle Of Ormond,  Etc._) London,  1649,  4to.

Of Education. To Master S. Hartlib. [London,  1644] 4to.

---- Milton's Tractate On Education. A Facsimile Reprint From The

Edition Of 1673. Edited By Oscar Browning. (_Pitt Press Series_.)

Cambridge,  1883,  8vo.

Original Letters And Papers Of State,  Addressed To Oliver Cromwell,

Concerning The Affairs Of Great Britain From 1649 To 1658,  Found Among

The Political Collections Of John Milton,  Published From The Originals.

By John Nickolls. London,  1743,  Folio.

Of Prelatical Episcopacy,  And Whether It May Be Deduc'd From The

Apostolical Times By Vertue Of Those Testimonies Which Are Alledg'd To

That Purpose In Some Late Treatises Of James,  Archbishop Of Armagh.

London,  1641,  4to.

Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline In England: And The Causes

That Hitherto Have Hindred It. London,  1641,  4to.

Of True Religion,  Hæresie,  Schism,  Toleration,  And What Best Means May

Be Used Against The Growth Of Popery. The Author J[Ohn] M[Ilton].

London,  1673,  4to.

---- New Edition,  With Preface By Bp. Burgess. London,  1826,  8vo.

Paradise Lost. A Poem Written In Ten Books By John Milton. Licensed And

Entred According To Order. London,  1667,  4to.

      First Edition. Without Argument Or Preface. There Are Nine

      Distinct Variations Of The Title And Preliminary Pages.

---- Paradise Lost. A Poem In Ten Books. The Author J. Milton. (The

Argument. The Verse.) London,  1668,  4to.

      The Same Edition As The Preceding,  With A New Title-Page,  And With

      The Addition Of The Argument.

---- Paradise Lost. A Poem In Ten Books. The Author John Milton. London,

1669,  4to.

      The Same Edition As The Two Preceding,  With A New Title-Page And

      Some