The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... , and entitles him to an honourable station among the asserters of historic truth . The admirers of Milton are un- der great obligations to him , Milton , in Oxfordshire ; and possessed of property , LIFE OF MILTON . 5 canvass. ...
... , and entitles him to an honourable station among the asserters of historic truth . The admirers of Milton are un- der great obligations to him , Milton , in Oxfordshire ; and possessed of property , LIFE OF MILTON . 5 canvass. ...
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... possessed of property , which it lost in the wars between the rival houses of York and Lancaster . The fortune alone of a female , who had married into it , preserved it at this crisis from indi- gence . The first individual of the ...
... possessed of property , which it lost in the wars between the rival houses of York and Lancaster . The fortune alone of a female , who had married into it , preserved it at this crisis from indi- gence . The first individual of the ...
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... possessing any weight ? On the value of that confirmation of this tale , which Mr. Warton , with dry positiveness , and Dr. Johnson , with the insult of affected concern , have pretended to discover in that expres- sion of the last ...
... possessing any weight ? On the value of that confirmation of this tale , which Mr. Warton , with dry positiveness , and Dr. Johnson , with the insult of affected concern , have pretended to discover in that expres- sion of the last ...
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... however , these pro- ductions must be regarded as possessing rare and pre - eminent merit . To England , indeed , they are peculiarly interesting , as they were + the first pieces which extended her fame for latin LIFE OF MILTON . 45.
... however , these pro- ductions must be regarded as possessing rare and pre - eminent merit . To England , indeed , they are peculiarly interesting , as they were + the first pieces which extended her fame for latin LIFE OF MILTON . 45.
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... possessing any meaning different from what would be assigned to it by a modern poet , ) he tells us that in this sense , ( the sense of canopy , ) is state , " to be understood in the descrip- tion of the swan in the 7th book of ...
... possessing any meaning different from what would be assigned to it by a modern poet , ) he tells us that in this sense , ( the sense of canopy , ) is state , " to be understood in the descrip- tion of the swan in the 7th book of ...
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