... from a prosperous and deeply religious family. She was a mother of 14, and a very dynamic speaker. She held prayer meetings, where women debated religious and ethical ideas. Her beliefs that the Holy Spirit dwells within a justified person and so is not based on the good works necessary for admission to the church was considered heretical; she was labeled as a Jezebel, and banished. She ... Puritanism and un-Puritan enjoyment in the natural world, but in each poem, she seems to stop herself when she starts to express natural religion. In "The Flesh and the Spirit", the Flesh's case is w...

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... . Apart from the possible danger of having a paint can fall onto one's head, this superstition evolved from a belief that a ladder propped against a wall made a sacred triangle representing the Holy Trinity: Father , Son, and Holy Spirit. To disrupt the trinity by walking though the triangle meant that one was in league with the Devil. Knocking on wood after mentioning that something good has happened ... ...

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... in Rome. "To William, it [the papal decision] gave a chance of solving a problem of raising an army: he could promise land and booty to men who took part, but in a holy war the church could promise more - salvation" (p. 101). This allowed William to multiply his forces, greatly increasing his chances of success. Along with the Pope's blessing William was also given ... was compounded by the instatement of Norman thanes who had no interest in the culture of the people and who took no interest in learning their language. This ruined the spirit of the English who now had no say in their go...

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