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Page 31
... it came from himself or from some of his near relations , by Aubrey to Wood ; but with Wood , ill - disposed as he is known to have been to the fame of Milton , it obtained so little credit as not to find admission into his page .
... it came from himself or from some of his near relations , by Aubrey to Wood ; but with Wood , ill - disposed as he is known to have been to the fame of Milton , it obtained so little credit as not to find admission into his page .
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Of its admission , however , as true , we cannot perceive that any injury to the reputation of our author would be the necessary result . While the rod continued to be an instrument of punishment at our Universities , its infliction ...
Of its admission , however , as true , we cannot perceive that any injury to the reputation of our author would be the necessary result . While the rod continued to be an instrument of punishment at our Universities , its infliction ...
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... former preceptor Young ; and the seventh , in which the poet , age of nineteen , describes , with tenderness and sensibility , the transient effects of love upon his bosom , must be admitted to very high and distinguished praise .
... former preceptor Young ; and the seventh , in which the poet , age of nineteen , describes , with tenderness and sensibility , the transient effects of love upon his bosom , must be admitted to very high and distinguished praise .
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With reference to our theatre , ( though even on this Comus ' has been more than tolerated , ) these censures may be admitted as just . But Milton when he wrote his Mask had no view to the modern stage ; and writing for one specific ...
With reference to our theatre , ( though even on this Comus ' has been more than tolerated , ) these censures may be admitted as just . But Milton when he wrote his Mask had no view to the modern stage ; and writing for one specific ...
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... and his conversation and manners soon introduced him into the high and literary circle , where he speedily rendered himself the object of very general admiration . He obtained admission into those private academies , which .
... and his conversation and manners soon introduced him into the high and literary circle , where he speedily rendered himself the object of very general admiration . He obtained admission into those private academies , which .
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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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