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His biographers have been numerous ; and every source of information , respecting him , has been explored with a degree of solicitous minuteness , which bears honourable testimony to the impression of his importance .
His biographers have been numerous ; and every source of information , respecting him , has been explored with a degree of solicitous minuteness , which bears honourable testimony to the impression of his importance .
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We are not informed of the precise time of his marriage ; and there has even been a question respecting the maiden name and family of his wife . His grandson , Philips , who seems on this occasion to be the preferable authority ...
We are not informed of the precise time of his marriage ; and there has even been a question respecting the maiden name and family of his wife . His grandson , Philips , who seems on this occasion to be the preferable authority ...
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Their correspondence principally respects the communication of some pieces of comto to ert of 0 , k or th st 13 18 LIFE OF MILTON .
Their correspondence principally respects the communication of some pieces of comto to ert of 0 , k or th st 13 18 LIFE OF MILTON .
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to to ert of 0 , k or th st 13 d position , and strongly attests the mutual respect of the parties , founded , as we cannot reasonably doubt , on their mutual conviction of great literary attainments . " A powerful intellect , exerted ...
to to ert of 0 , k or th st 13 d position , and strongly attests the mutual respect of the parties , founded , as we cannot reasonably doubt , on their mutual conviction of great literary attainments . " A powerful intellect , exerted ...
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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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| 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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