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(11 Kinds of Statutes.
and he is transported as it were out of himself,
and caught up, like another St Paul, in to the
third heaven. [The truth too plain por—
trait to seen like to the master idol of
his admiration: no too gorgeous to array
it in. In these explains of his lots of devotion no extrava—
gance that comes fabricated to him by the that any of Law has
of his profession too mighty (and what have act
men of the law ') is to mighty for our
author to swallow, nor for as truth having swallowed to disgorge ☞
to disgorge ] Will any one call the King "im—
mortal"? our Author will call the King "immor—
tal". + Will any one say the King is every—
where? Our Author will hail him omnipresent. II
Will any one, or will no one say that "he is all—
"perfect?" Our Author will say "he is all—perfect."
All this he will say and think it ornament;
and draw conclusions from it and think it reaso—
ning. Will any one say, "the King is God"?
I would not be uncharitable: [our Author is a
author: but his poetry is of such a cast.] I
do suppose he would find means to say, "the King is
☞ no truth too plain
or too important to sa—
crifice to the master—
idol of his adoration:
no colours too gorge—
ous to array it in.
+ Vol. I. P. 240.
II Vol. I. P. 260. He
talks of the
affordable of ambiguity.
II Vol. I. P. 240.
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