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... according to the sovereignty of their natures . Behold also the order that God hath put generally in all his creatures , begin- ning at the most inferior or base and ascending upward . He made not only herbs to garnish the earth but ...
... according to the sovereignty of their natures . Behold also the order that God hath put generally in all his creatures , begin- ning at the most inferior or base and ascending upward . He made not only herbs to garnish the earth but ...
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Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard. equal success . Even if , according to Lovejoy , the " dialectic of the idea of plenitude " had little to do with " determining his scheme of things , " his living sense of plenitude had much with ...
Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall Tillyard. equal success . Even if , according to Lovejoy , the " dialectic of the idea of plenitude " had little to do with " determining his scheme of things , " his living sense of plenitude had much with ...
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... according to W. C. Curry , in the orthodox tradition of the Renaissance Neo - Platonists , who were the great exponents of the chain of being . Prospero is at the apex of humanity with his magic power and his decision to spend what ...
... according to W. C. Curry , in the orthodox tradition of the Renaissance Neo - Platonists , who were the great exponents of the chain of being . Prospero is at the apex of humanity with his magic power and his decision to spend what ...
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according allowed angels animals beasts beauty beginning belief body called celestial common commonplace contained correspondence cosmic created creation creatures dance describing divine doctrine doth earth educated elements Elizabeth Elizabethan eternal excellent faculties fall fire follows fortune four function gives God's harmony hath head heart heaven heavenly highest Hooker human humours idea instance kind king knowledge known less light living macrocosm man's matter means medieval Middle Ages Milton mind moon nature notion passage passion perfect physical picture piece planets Platonic poem politic possible present prince pure qualities reason references rest says scheme sense serve Shakespeare shows soul speak spheres spirits stand stars things thought tion translated understanding universe unto virtue whole