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Tetrachordon

Tetrachordon
John Milton

Tetrachordon was published by John Milton with his Colasterion on 4 March 1645. The title symbolizes Milton's attempt to connect four passages of Biblical Scripture to rationalize the legalization of divorce.

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“Men of most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing most truly kept the law.”

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Tetrachordon (1644–1645)

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