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On the 23d of May , 1805 , before he had completed his twenty - second year , he was torn from my affection and my hopes , experiencing from his God , in requital of a pure life , the mercy of an early death .
On the 23d of May , 1805 , before he had completed his twenty - second year , he was torn from my affection and my hopes , experiencing from his God , in requital of a pure life , the mercy of an early death .
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This must have been most acceptable ; and yet , perhaps , more gratifying to the heart of a parent would be that effusion of filial affection , with which the poem concludes . tion was committed to the care of Mr. Thomas Young.
This must have been most acceptable ; and yet , perhaps , more gratifying to the heart of a parent would be that effusion of filial affection , with which the poem concludes . tion was committed to the care of Mr. Thomas Young.
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In the same year , however , we find him on the continent , and followed by the affection and gratitude of his pupil , in a latin elegy of much beauty and poetic merit . But at whatever period Young retired to the continent ...
In the same year , however , we find him on the continent , and followed by the affection and gratitude of his pupil , in a latin elegy of much beauty and poetic merit . But at whatever period Young retired to the continent ...
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S I j $ but , in that seat of learning , was an object of affection and respect . The passage , which I shall cite as worthy of the reader's atten , tion , is in the “ Apology for Smectymnuus . " After mentioning the charge which we ...
S I j $ but , in that seat of learning , was an object of affection and respect . The passage , which I shall cite as worthy of the reader's atten , tion , is in the “ Apology for Smectymnuus . " After mentioning the charge which we ...
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... that he then retired to his father's house , and left behind him a memory , which was cherished with affection and respect by the greater part of the fellows of his college , who had always been assiduous in cultivating his regard .
... that he then retired to his father's house , and left behind him a memory , which was cherished with affection and respect by the greater part of the fellows of his college , who had always been assiduous in cultivating his regard .
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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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