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The Grammar of English Grammars

CHAPTER VII
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ENGLISH OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
18.

_Reign of William III, 1702 to 1689 .-- Example published in 1700_.
"And when we see a Man of _Milton's_ Wit _Chime_ in with such a _Herd_, and Help on the _Cry_ against _Hirelings_! We find How Easie it is for _Folly_ and _Knavery_ to Meet, and that they are Near of Kin, tho they bear Different Aspects.

Therefor since _Milton_ has put himself upon a _Level_ with the _Quakers_ in this, I will let them go together.

And take as little Notice of his _Buffoonry_, as of their _Dulness_ against _Tythes_.

Ther is nothing worth _Quoting_ in his _Lampoon_ against the _Hirelings_.


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