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a ing , a richness and splendor of imagination , which characterize a mind of the highest order . Though deeply tinged , it must be owned , with the prejudices and party - spirit of the times , there is nothing of the hypocritical cant ...
a ing , a richness and splendor of imagination , which characterize a mind of the highest order . Though deeply tinged , it must be owned , with the prejudices and party - spirit of the times , there is nothing of the hypocritical cant ...
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... thus in fiery action , acting simply upon the calm decisions of philosophy , is perhaps too much to expect from the frailty of human nature . When the mind is calm and happy , free from a breath of passion , then alone it is ...
... thus in fiery action , acting simply upon the calm decisions of philosophy , is perhaps too much to expect from the frailty of human nature . When the mind is calm and happy , free from a breath of passion , then alone it is ...
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In respect of length of sentence , however , we must not be over hasty in condemning as faulty , what in many cases may be a proof of the highest genius . Every sentence may be considered as a distinct vision of the mind , containing ...
In respect of length of sentence , however , we must not be over hasty in condemning as faulty , what in many cases may be a proof of the highest genius . Every sentence may be considered as a distinct vision of the mind , containing ...
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In the argumentative parts of his writings , as his reasoning is close , Milton's sentences are sufficiently short , as might be expected : for every vigorous mind națurally brings its subjects of comparison as close together as ...
In the argumentative parts of his writings , as his reasoning is close , Milton's sentences are sufficiently short , as might be expected : for every vigorous mind națurally brings its subjects of comparison as close together as ...
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When I recall to mind at last , after so many dark ages , wherein the huge overshadowing train of error had almost swept all the stars out of the firmament of the church ; how the bright and blissful reformation ( by divine power ) ...
When I recall to mind at last , after so many dark ages , wherein the huge overshadowing train of error had almost swept all the stars out of the firmament of the church ; how the bright and blissful reformation ( by divine power ) ...
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| Title | Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, Volume 1 Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, George Burnett |
| Author | John Milton |
| Translated by | George Burnett |
| Publisher | J. Miller, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Feb 2019 |
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