The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... Comus and of Paradise Lost . We have already no- ticed , on the testimony of Aubrey , which may be received as to the fact in question , that Milton was a poet when he was only ten years old ; and his translation of the 136th 36 LIFE OF ...
... Comus and of Paradise Lost . We have already no- ticed , on the testimony of Aubrey , which may be received as to the fact in question , that Milton was a poet when he was only ten years old ; and his translation of the 136th 36 LIFE OF ...
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... Comus . These compositions seem to be separated by nearly equal intervals , as well with respect to the time , as with reference to the power of their 1 production . The last of these poems , with its LIFE OF MILTON . 37.
... Comus . These compositions seem to be separated by nearly equal intervals , as well with respect to the time , as with reference to the power of their 1 production . The last of these poems , with its LIFE OF MILTON . 37.
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... Comus , in 1634 , and the Lycidas , in 1637 , were unquestionably written at Horton ; and there is the strongest internal evidence to prove that the Arcades , L'Allegro , and ' Il Penseroso were also composed in this rural scene and ...
... Comus , in 1634 , and the Lycidas , in 1637 , were unquestionably written at Horton ; and there is the strongest internal evidence to prove that the Arcades , L'Allegro , and ' Il Penseroso were also composed in this rural scene and ...
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... Comus . These pieces have been so frequently made the subjects of critical remark , that any long suspension of our narrative would not be compensated by the novelty of the observations , which we could offer on them . The Arcades is ...
... Comus . These pieces have been so frequently made the subjects of critical remark , that any long suspension of our narrative would not be compensated by the novelty of the observations , which we could offer on them . The Arcades is ...
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... Comus was acted before the earl of Bridgewater , the president of Wales , in 1634 , at Ludlow Castle ; and the charac- ters of the Lady and the two Brothers were The readers of Milton's juvenile poetry are under consider- able ...
... Comus was acted before the earl of Bridgewater , the president of Wales , in 1634 , at Ludlow Castle ; and the charac- ters of the Lady and the two Brothers were The readers of Milton's juvenile poetry are under consider- able ...
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