The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 7J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... the Mufti or the grand Lama , of the wild demagogues of Athens or the ferocious tribunes of Rome , I would instantly recognise and embrace her . As I find her , b however , or find a strong and bright resem- blance PREFACE . ix.
... the Mufti or the grand Lama , of the wild demagogues of Athens or the ferocious tribunes of Rome , I would instantly recognise and embrace her . As I find her , b however , or find a strong and bright resem- blance PREFACE . ix.
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... strong and bright resem- blance of her in my own country , I feel that I am not summoned to propitiate duty with the sacrifice of prudence , and that , conscious of speaking honestly , I can enjoy the satis- faction of speaking safely ...
... strong and bright resem- blance of her in my own country , I feel that I am not summoned to propitiate duty with the sacrifice of prudence , and that , conscious of speaking honestly , I can enjoy the satis- faction of speaking safely ...
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... strong , enlarged the capacious , and elevated the lofty . We are unquestionably indebted to it , not merely for the subject , but for a great part also of the sublimity of the Paradise Lost . On the 12th of february 1624-5 , he was ...
... strong , enlarged the capacious , and elevated the lofty . We are unquestionably indebted to it , not merely for the subject , but for a great part also of the sublimity of the Paradise Lost . On the 12th of february 1624-5 , he was ...
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... 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 fix deformity on his memory . Of his conduct , and the ...
... 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 fix deformity on his memory . Of his conduct , and the ...
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... strong fate , resign his virgin wife : Or , hot from hell , the dire avenger stand , Exerting o'er the wretch her Stygian brand : Or heaven's dread wrath o'ertake , with tardy pace , The crimes of Atreus in his bleeding race ; Or ...
... strong fate , resign his virgin wife : Or , hot from hell , the dire avenger stand , Exerting o'er the wretch her Stygian brand : Or heaven's dread wrath o'ertake , with tardy pace , The crimes of Atreus in his bleeding race ; Or ...
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