The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... critic , and most friendly man . On the plan and the execution of my work , I will not assume to influence the de- termination of the reader . It has been my object to present to him as complete a view of the subject , of which I have ...
... critic , and most friendly man . On the plan and the execution of my work , I will not assume to influence the de- termination of the reader . It has been my object to present to him as complete a view of the subject , of which I have ...
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... critic , whom I have just mentioned , having completely exhausted the subject . When the almost in- finite niceties of the Greek language are considered , and it is recollected that even Dawes , the most accurate Grecian , per- haps ...
... critic , whom I have just mentioned , having completely exhausted the subject . When the almost in- finite niceties of the Greek language are considered , and it is recollected that even Dawes , the most accurate Grecian , per- haps ...
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... critic would wish to be expelled . No war or battle's sound Was heard the world around : The idle spear and shield were high uphung . The hooked chariot stood , Unstain'd with hostile blood : 40 LIFE OF MILTON . poetic. When the poet ...
... critic would wish to be expelled . No war or battle's sound Was heard the world around : The idle spear and shield were high uphung . The hooked chariot stood , Unstain'd with hostile blood : 40 LIFE OF MILTON . poetic. When the poet ...
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... , from the black letter critics , to all the readers of taste , From old Bellerium to the northern main , from the Land's End to John - a Grot's house . represented by the lady Alice Egerton , then about thirteen 58 LIFE OF MILTON .
... , from the black letter critics , to all the readers of taste , From old Bellerium to the northern main , from the Land's End to John - a Grot's house . represented by the lady Alice Egerton , then about thirteen 58 LIFE OF MILTON .
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... critics ; and for any affected and forced thoughts , which may be distinguish- able in them , the character of the Italian taste , at that time , may be admitted as an apology . One of these short pieces , as ex- hibiting a picture of ...
... critics ; and for any affected and forced thoughts , which may be distinguish- able in them , the character of the Italian taste , at that time , may be admitted as an apology . One of these short pieces , as ex- hibiting a picture of ...
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