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i deficiency , than that of obligation , he has freely availed himself of assistance from whatever quarter it could be obtained ; and if his circumstantial or imperfect detail should neither fatigue attention , nor disappoint curiosity ...
i deficiency , than that of obligation , he has freely availed himself of assistance from whatever quarter it could be obtained ; and if his circumstantial or imperfect detail should neither fatigue attention , nor disappoint curiosity ...
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His only sister , Anne Milton , was given by her father in marriage , with a considerable fortune , to Mr. Edward Philips , a native of Shrewsbury ; who coming young to London obtained , in a course of years , the lucrative place of ...
His only sister , Anne Milton , was given by her father in marriage , with a considerable fortune , to Mr. Edward Philips , a native of Shrewsbury ; who coming young to London obtained , in a course of years , the lucrative place of ...
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It has been deemed probable , that Young continued in his office till the time when , in consequence of his religious opinions , he was compelled to retire to the continent , where he obtained the appointment of minister to the British ...
It has been deemed probable , that Young continued in his office till the time when , in consequence of his religious opinions , he was compelled to retire to the continent , where he obtained the appointment of minister to the British ...
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It was told , as we are informed , with the pretence that 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 ...
It was told , as we are informed , with the pretence that 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 ...
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... which he has thus commemorated , He was a lady , whom he accidentally saw in one of the publick walks near the metropolis , and of whom , on her sudden disappearance among the crowd , he could never obtain any further intelligence .
... which he has thus commemorated , He was a lady , whom he accidentally saw in one of the publick walks near the metropolis , and of whom , on her sudden disappearance among the crowd , he could never obtain any further intelligence .
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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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