Read full poem →In 1670 Samuel Parker, a young man of
thirty, who, after being brought up as a Puritan,
had joined the Church of England at the
Dictionary Entry
(often disapproving) a puritanical person
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. puritanrevolution puritannew puritanparty puritantradition puritanethic puritanpuritan oldpuritan english
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Poetry examples for “puritan”
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Read full poem →and head of one of the great hospitals of the
town. As Hull was a great Puritan centre,
some of his influence may have been due to his
Read full poem →{14} “A Puritan is a Heretical Hypocrite, in whom the conceit of his own
perspicacity, by which he seems to himself to have observed certain
Read full poem →And let the world be witness of the same?
Be more advised, walk as a puritan,
And I shall think you chaste, do what you can.
Read full poem →The puritan Severus oft doth read
This text, that doth pronounce vain speech a sin,--
Read full poem →‘« Not commonly respectable !
‘« Half Puritan, half Cavalier!
‘ His curly hair I think’s a wig;
Read full poem →With rue and the beautiful
Puritan pansies.
And so it lies happily,
Read full poem →3. INTERPRETATION OF THE ALLEGORY.--In the sixteenth century it was the
opinion of Puritan England that every literary masterpiece should not only
give entertainment, but should also teach some moral or spiritual lesson.
Read full poem →In the puritan theology and its implications he cannot take much
interest, and will of course not be asked to do so. But high school
Read full poem →19. William, Bapt. April 3, 1583, d1639. Puritan divine, aris-
ing to some distinction as a writer and preacher.