Life of John Milton1810 |
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... opinions which have been pronounced on it since its property was transferred from me to the public . In quoting by memory from Dr. John- son , I had been guilty of a verbal error ; and the slip was not suffered to be made with impunity ...
... opinions which have been pronounced on it since its property was transferred from me to the public . In quoting by memory from Dr. John- son , I had been guilty of a verbal error ; and the slip was not suffered to be made with impunity ...
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... opinions . Here a fault has been objected to me , and there with another name it has been thrown into my scale for merit . By one my prose composition has been censured , and by an- other my verse . This critic discovers that my ...
... opinions . Here a fault has been objected to me , and there with another name it has been thrown into my scale for merit . By one my prose composition has been censured , and by an- other my verse . This critic discovers that my ...
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... operation , have a tendency to general good . I wish , indeed , that every man who can spell would turn critic ; and from the extended agitation of opinion , which would thus be excited , I am satisfied that the PREFACE . 13 invariable. ...
... operation , have a tendency to general good . I wish , indeed , that every man who can spell would turn critic ; and from the extended agitation of opinion , which would thus be excited , I am satisfied that the PREFACE . 13 invariable. ...
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... opinions , he was compelled to retire to the continent , where he obtained the appointment of minister to the British merchants at Hamburgh . Young's depar- The reader will find an entire translation of this poem at the end of the ...
... opinions , he was compelled to retire to the continent , where he obtained the appointment of minister to the British merchants at Hamburgh . Young's depar- The reader will find an entire translation of this poem at the end of the ...
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... opinions and strong cen- sures , than he became the object of that enmity which , pursuing him with detraction to his grave , has in later times disturbed his ashes and endeavoured to deform his memory . Of his conduct and the treatment ...
... opinions and strong cen- sures , than he became the object of that enmity which , pursuing him with detraction to his grave , has in later times disturbed his ashes and endeavoured to deform his memory . Of his conduct and the treatment ...
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