[Milton-L] Reading Samson Agonistes

[Schwartz, Louis]

Indeed, they seem like responses to the opposite of what Jim said.  No?

Louis

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[mailto:milton-l-bounces at lists.richmond.edu] On Behalf Of James Rovira
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I'm not sure that either of those points are really responses to me,
Paul.  I think perhaps you meant to respond to someone else?

Jim R

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 11:57 PM, Paul Miller <pm9 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 1. Jim have you read the Old Testament lately? How about the God
commanded
>  slaughters of Joshua or about a dozen other slaughters in the OT. Get
a
>  seventeenth century mindset on and quit trying to shape Milton into
modern
>  molds, he missed the 1960s thank the lord.
>
>  2. Samson is an OT hero of faith so holding him responsible for
following
>  the teachings of Christ might be a trifle unfair.
>
>  Paul Miller
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