The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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Page 5
... obtained ; and if his circumstantial or imperfect detail should neither fatigue attention , nor disappoint cu- riosity , his end will be accomplished , and his wishes , of course , completely satisfied . His anxiety has been solely to ...
... obtained ; and if his circumstantial or imperfect detail should neither fatigue attention , nor disappoint cu- riosity , his end will be accomplished , and his wishes , of course , completely satisfied . His anxiety has been solely to ...
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... obtained , in a course of years , the lucrative place of se- condary in the Crown Office in Chancery : of the children , which she had by him , only two survived to maturity , John and Ed- ward ; the latter of whom became the bio ...
... obtained , in a course of years , the lucrative place of se- condary in the Crown Office in Chancery : of the children , which she had by him , only two survived to maturity , John and Ed- ward ; the latter of whom became the bio ...
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... obtained the appointment of minister to the British merchants at Hamburgh . Young's depar ` ture from England is stated to have taken place in 1623 , when his pupil is supposed to have been placed , in his fifteenth year , at St. Paul's ...
... obtained the appointment of minister to the British merchants at Hamburgh . Young's depar ` ture from England is stated to have taken place in 1623 , when his pupil is supposed to have been placed , in his fifteenth year , at St. Paul's ...
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... obtained so little credit as not to find ad- mission into his page . Can the authority , then , of Aubrey be received in this in- stance as possessing any weight ? On the value of that confirmation of this tale , which Mr. Warton , with ...
... obtained so little credit as not to find ad- mission into his page . Can the authority , then , of Aubrey be received in this in- stance as possessing any weight ? On the value of that confirmation of this tale , which Mr. Warton , with ...
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... obtain any further intelligence . A critical eye may sometimes detect in these compositions an expression , which an Augustan writer would not , perhaps , acknow- ledge as authentic ; and a reader of taste may sometimes wish for more ...
... obtain any further intelligence . A critical eye may sometimes detect in these compositions an expression , which an Augustan writer would not , perhaps , acknow- ledge as authentic ; and a reader of taste may sometimes wish for more ...
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