The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1806 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 90
Page xxvii
... because you are the fon of a father highly celebrated for his erudition and his piety ; and because all good men think you good ; and laftly , because you hate the bad . With fuch perfons fince it has also been my lot to be at war ...
... because you are the fon of a father highly celebrated for his erudition and his piety ; and because all good men think you good ; and laftly , because you hate the bad . With fuch perfons fince it has also been my lot to be at war ...
Page xxviii
... because it gives plea- fure to you though it is a lofs to me ; and I admire that felicity of genius , which can fo readily leave the factions or the diverfions of the city for contemplations the most serious and fublime . I fee not what ...
... because it gives plea- fure to you though it is a lofs to me ; and I admire that felicity of genius , which can fo readily leave the factions or the diverfions of the city for contemplations the most serious and fublime . I fee not what ...
Page xxxiv
... because the ftyle fhould correfpond with the nature of the narrative , you afk me how a writer of hiftory may beft attain that excellence . My opinion is , that he who would de- fcribe actions and events in a way fuited to their dignity ...
... because the ftyle fhould correfpond with the nature of the narrative , you afk me how a writer of hiftory may beft attain that excellence . My opinion is , that he who would de- fcribe actions and events in a way fuited to their dignity ...
Page xxxvii
... because I faw that your letter , fo full of erudition , left me less oc- cafion for fending you my advice ( which I believe that you defire more out of compliment to me than of any benefit to yourself ) than my congratulations . First ...
... because I faw that your letter , fo full of erudition , left me less oc- cafion for fending you my advice ( which I believe that you defire more out of compliment to me than of any benefit to yourself ) than my congratulations . First ...
Page xxxviii
... because I believe that he is already on his voyage , and has in his company a person in the office of fecretary , which you are anxious to obtain . But the bearer of this is on the eve of his departure . Adieu . Westminster , Dec. 18 ...
... because I believe that he is already on his voyage , and has in his company a person in the office of fecretary , which you are anxious to obtain . But the bearer of this is on the eve of his departure . Adieu . Westminster , Dec. 18 ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt alfo almoft alſo Anfw anſwer apoftles becauſe befides beft beſt biſhop caft caufe cauſe Chrift chriftian church confcience confuter defire difcipline divine divorce doctrine efteem elfe epifcopacy epiftle errour eſpecially evil faid faith falfe fame fatires fave fchifm fcripture fear feek feem fent ferve fhall fhould fhow fince firft firſt fome foon foul fpirit ftand ftate ftill ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fure God's gofpel greateſt hath herſelf himſelf holy honour Irenæus itſelf juft king labour laft leaft learned lefs leſs licenfing liturgy Lord marriage meaſure minifters moft moſt muft muſt myſelf occafion perfons perfuade pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefbyters prefent prelates prieft proteftant purpoſe reaſon reformation religion Remonft ſay ſeem ſhall ſpeak ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought truth underſtanding unleſs uſe virtue whenas wherein whereof whofe wife wiſdom words write