The Life of John MiltonG. and W. B. Whittaker, 1970 - 490 pages |
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Page 57
... present work , I concurred with Mr. W. in thinking that Comus was personified by Eschylus in a passage of the Agamemnon . I have since , however , been convinced of my mistake in this instance ; and am now satisfied that xãμos , in the ...
... present work , I concurred with Mr. W. in thinking that Comus was personified by Eschylus in a passage of the Agamemnon . I have since , however , been convinced of my mistake in this instance ; and am now satisfied that xãμos , in the ...
Page 73
... present generation , that they have acquired any large proportion of their just praise . ' Their reputation seems to be still increasing ; and we may venture to predict that it will yet increase , till some of those great vicissitudes ...
... present generation , that they have acquired any large proportion of their just praise . ' Their reputation seems to be still increasing ; and we may venture to predict that it will yet increase , till some of those great vicissitudes ...
Page 134
... present system and happiness of Britain may be their principles , among that mass of incongruous materials and events , from the collision and con- flict of which have arisen the beauty , the har- mony , the vigor , and the self ...
... present system and happiness of Britain may be their principles , among that mass of incongruous materials and events , from the collision and con- flict of which have arisen the beauty , the har- mony , the vigor , and the self ...
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