Letters of state written by Mr. John Milton, to most of the sovereign princes and republicks of Europe, from the year 1649, till the year 1659 ; to which is added, an account of his life ; together with several of his poems, and a catalogue of his works, never before printed.

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Letters of state written by Mr. John Milton, to most of the sovereign princes and republicks of Europe, from the year 1649, till the year 1659 ; to which is added, an account of his life ; together with several of his poems, and a catalogue of his works, never before printed.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.
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London :: [s.n.],
1694.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
Cromwell, Richard, 1626-1712.
England and Wales. -- Parliament.
England and Wales. -- Council of State.
Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
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"Letters of state written by Mr. John Milton, to most of the sovereign princes and republicks of Europe, from the year 1649, till the year 1659 ; to which is added, an account of his life ; together with several of his poems, and a catalogue of his works, never before printed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50909.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025.

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Page xlvi

To my Lord FAIRFAX.

FAirfax, whose Name in Arms through Europe rings, And fills all Mouths with Envy or with Praise, And all her Jealous Monarchs with Amaze. And Rumours loud which daunt remotest Kings, Thy firm unshaken Valour ever brings Victory home, while new Rebellions raise Their Hydra-heads, and the false North dis∣plays Her broken League to Imp her Serpent Wings: O yet! a Nobler task awaits thy Hand, For what can War, but Acts of War still breed, Till injur'd Truth from Violence be freed; And publick Faith be rescu'd from the Brand Of publick Fraud; in vain doth Valour bleed, While Avarice and Rapine shares the Land.
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