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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

1608-1640

Milton's parents.-Born in London.-His tutors.-Incredible ad-
vances in learning.-Sent to Cambridge.-Early productions.-Ob-
tains a degree.-Leaves the University.-Returns to his father's
house.-Publishes a Latin Elegy.-His Comus and Lycidas publish-
ed.-Loses his mother.-Resolves to make the tour of Europe.—Intro-
duced to persons of distinction.-Visits Rome and Naples.-His
Protestant zeal.-Returns to Rome.-Danger from English Jesuits.-
Visits Galileo in the Inquisition at Florence.-Arrives at Venice and
Geneva.-Returns to England on account of the Civil War.-State
of the Church under Laud, and persecution of the Puritans. Page
17-26.

CHAPTER II.

1640-1644.

Milton's arrival in London.-Commences schoolmaster.-Re-
proached on that account.-Vindicated by Toland.-Inconsolable
because of the death of Diodati.-Writes against the Bishops.-Two
Books on the Reformation from Popery.--Prayer to the Trinity in Uni-
y.-Declaration of his motives in writing.-Conduct of the Bishops.
Admiration of the Reformation. Appeal to the united English and
Scotch nations. Origin of Antichrist.-Publishes on Prelatical Epis-

copacy against Usher-Reason of Church Government_urged
against Prelacy.-Animadversions on a work of Bishop Hall.-Sen-
timents respecting Liturgies.-Church corrupted by Constantine.-
His opinion of the Fathers—and of Tithes.-A tale of the Head and
Wen.-Replies to a Libel.-His contempt for the Bishops.-Re-
marks. Page 27-50.

Presbyterians oppose the execution of the King.-Testimony of
Neale.-Mistake corrected, (note)-Milton publishes Tenure of
Kings and Magistrates after the death of Charles I.-His description
of the Presbyterian magistrates, and ministers.—Enemies to liberty
of Conscience.-House of Lords voted to be useless.-Office of King
voted to be dangerous to liberty.-Council of State.-Milton com-
mences the history of England.-Appointed Latin Secretary to the
Council.-Publishes his Eiclonocastes.-Eikon Basilike an im-

The writer, by mistake, has in this Chapter used the name of Hume instead -
of Smollett.

The Duke of Savoy persecutes the Waldenses.-Cromwell's noble
conduct.-Milton's Sonnet.-Cromwell's intention to found a Protes-
tant Council.-Milton's State Letters:-The Protector to the Prince
of Tarentum, to the Duke of Savoy, to the Prince of Transilvania, to
the king of the Swedes, to the States of the United Provinces, to the
Evangelick States of Switzerland, to the King of France, to Cardinal
Mazarine, to the King of Denmark, to the Senators of the City of
Geneva, to the Cities of Switzerland, to the King of the Swedes, to
the States of the United Provinces, to the King of the Swedes, to
the King of Denmark, &c., to the Landgrave of Hesse, to the King
of the Swedes, to the heir of Norway, to the Marquis of Branden-

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