The Life of John MiltonG. and W. B. Whittaker, 1970 - 490 pages |
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... Lost . The origin of this great production , or the first spark which kindled the idea in the poet's mind , has been made the subject of curious , and per- haps over - anxious inquiry . On his visit to Eng- land in 1727 , Voltaire ...
... Lost . The origin of this great production , or the first spark which kindled the idea in the poet's mind , has been made the subject of curious , and per- haps over - anxious inquiry . On his visit to Eng- land in 1727 , Voltaire ...
Page 411
... Lost : for the bookseller only tells Lord Buckhurst that " they , " the copies of the poem which were in his shop , " lay on his hands as waste paper . " There happened , as it seems , to be no sale for the Paradise Lost in the ...
... Lost : for the bookseller only tells Lord Buckhurst that " they , " the copies of the poem which were in his shop , " lay on his hands as waste paper . " There happened , as it seems , to be no sale for the Paradise Lost in the ...
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... Lost , 386 , apprehensive of assas- sination , 390 ......... his genius most vigor- ous in winter , 402 , 403 his manner of compos- ........ ing , 409 of his Paradise Lost , 412 note Milton , his Paradise Regained , 413 ......... his ...
... Lost , 386 , apprehensive of assas- sination , 390 ......... his genius most vigor- ous in winter , 402 , 403 his manner of compos- ........ ing , 409 of his Paradise Lost , 412 note Milton , his Paradise Regained , 413 ......... his ...
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