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... side of the Mufti or the grand Lama , of the wild demagogues of Athens or the ferocious tribunes of Rome , I would instantly recognise and embrace her . As I find her , b $ however , or find a strong and bright resemblance PREFACE . ix.
... side of the Mufti or the grand Lama , of the wild demagogues of Athens or the ferocious tribunes of Rome , I would instantly recognise and embrace her . As I find her , b $ however , or find a strong and bright resemblance PREFACE . ix.
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however , or find a strong and bright resemblance of her in my own country , I feel that I am not summoned to propitiate duty with the sacrifice of prudence , and that , conscious of speaking honestly , I can enjoy the satisfaction of ...
however , or find a strong and bright resemblance of her in my own country , I feel that I am not summoned to propitiate duty with the sacrifice of prudence , and that , conscious of speaking honestly , I can enjoy the satisfaction of ...
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spirit proceeded , in its action on our author's mind it seems to have increased the power as well as to have given the direction ; to have invigorated the strong , enlarged the capacious , and elevated the lofty .
spirit proceeded , in its action on our author's mind it seems to have increased the power as well as to have given the direction ; to have invigorated the strong , enlarged the capacious , and elevated the lofty .
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of manhood , and begin to offend by the exhibition of novel opinions and strong censures , than he became the object of that enmity , which , pursuing him with detraction to his grave , has , in later times , disturbed his ashes ...
of manhood , and begin to offend by the exhibition of novel opinions and strong censures , than he became the object of that enmity , which , pursuing him with detraction to his grave , has , in later times , disturbed his ashes ...
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I look and weep : -- I weep - yet look again , And snatch from sorrow a delicious pain : Whether the hapless youth , from love and life Torn by strong fate , resign his virgin wife : Or , hot from hell , the dire avenger stand ...
I look and weep : -- I weep - yet look again , And snatch from sorrow a delicious pain : Whether the hapless youth , from love and life Torn by strong fate , resign his virgin wife : Or , hot from hell , the dire avenger stand ...
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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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