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Page 76
I have read straightforward the history of the Greeks , till they lost their title to the name : and have lingered in the dark ages of Italy among the Lombards , the Franks , and the Germans , down to the period in which they obtained ...
I have read straightforward the history of the Greeks , till they lost their title to the name : and have lingered in the dark ages of Italy among the Lombards , the Franks , and the Germans , down to the period in which they obtained ...
Page 77
... left us any doubt upon the subject , With his compositions also during his residence in Italy , we are so particularly acquainted as not to be permitted to hesitate when we exclude from their number the objects of our reference .
... left us any doubt upon the subject , With his compositions also during his residence in Italy , we are so particularly acquainted as not to be permitted to hesitate when we exclude from their number the objects of our reference .
Page 85
M.B. whom you shall easily find attendyoung lord S. as his governor ; and you may surely receive from him good directions for shaping of your farther journey into Italy , where he did reside by my choice some time for the king , after ...
M.B. whom you shall easily find attendyoung lord S. as his governor ; and you may surely receive from him good directions for shaping of your farther journey into Italy , where he did reside by my choice some time for the king , after ...
Page 94
... and , Fired with ideas of fair Italy , pursued the direct road to Nice ; where a vessel , readily procured by the letters to the merchants which he brought from Lord Scudamore , received and landed him at Genoa .
... and , Fired with ideas of fair Italy , pursued the direct road to Nice ; where a vessel , readily procured by the letters to the merchants which he brought from Lord Scudamore , received and landed him at Genoa .
Page 95
... or “ those , which he had shifted , in descarcity of books and conveniencies to patch up among them , ” were received with much applause , “ and with written encomiums , which the Italian is not forward to bestow on men of this side ...
... or “ those , which he had shifted , in descarcity of books and conveniencies to patch up among them , ” were received with much applause , “ and with written encomiums , which the Italian is not forward to bestow on men of this side ...
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| Title | The Life of John Milton |
| Author | Charles Symmons |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Nichols and Son, 1806 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2011 |
| Length | 566 pages |
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