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Page 62
... man's constitution and of his position in creation . It makes a remarkable instance of the continuity of a tradition that the passage quoted from Photius's little Life of Pythagoras can serve as text for most of my de- scription . The ...
... man's constitution and of his position in creation . It makes a remarkable instance of the continuity of a tradition that the passage quoted from Photius's little Life of Pythagoras can serve as text for most of my de- scription . The ...
Page 70
... man with a fierceness rarely paralleled in other ages ; and that fierceness delighted in exposing all the contrarieties in man's composition . In particular by picturing man's position be- tween beast and angel with all possible ...
... man with a fierceness rarely paralleled in other ages ; and that fierceness delighted in exposing all the contrarieties in man's composition . In particular by picturing man's position be- tween beast and angel with all possible ...
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... man's middle state . Finally , we must ever remember that man's status in the range of creation was never separated from his fall and re- demption . The following passage sums up the whole situation of man as tersely as any I know : If ...
... man's middle state . Finally , we must ever remember that man's status in the range of creation was never separated from his fall and re- demption . The following passage sums up the whole situation of man as tersely as any I know : If ...
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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