Lavengro · Character
The Reverend Mr. Platitude
A clergyman who debates with Lavengro about religion and politics.
minor
Also known as Mr. Platitude, Reverend Mr. Platitude, Platitude, Poor Platitude
First appearance: i
The Reverend Mr. Platitude shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
An Antinomian clergyman who sells the narrator a Danish Bible and a book by Lodowick Muggleton, helping him learn Danish.
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In XXII: An Antinomian clergyman who sells the narrator a Danish Bible and a book by Lodowick Muggleton, helping him learn Danish. Later, in LXVII: A priggish clergyman who argues for Church authority against…
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