The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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Page 54
... Milton of later days , sacrificing his prime of manhood to the sul- len and fiery demon of religious and civil ... Milton's expressions in his latin poems are not supported by high classical authority , society avoided ; his name ...
... Milton of later days , sacrificing his prime of manhood to the sul- len and fiery demon of religious and civil ... Milton's expressions in his latin poems are not supported by high classical authority , society avoided ; his name ...
Page 56
... was of the same family with Spencer the poet ; and had been his patroness and his theme of praise before she was celebrated by Milton's muse . en the a of Egerton , to have been the connecting link between 56 LIFE OF MILTON .
... was of the same family with Spencer the poet ; and had been his patroness and his theme of praise before she was celebrated by Milton's muse . en the a of Egerton , to have been the connecting link between 56 LIFE OF MILTON .
Page 58
... Milton's juvenile poetry are under consider- able obligations to Mr. Warton ; but this gentleman , like other commentators , sometimes employs much perverse ingenuity in making what is plain obscure , what is good bad . Accumulating ...
... Milton's juvenile poetry are under consider- able obligations to Mr. Warton ; but this gentleman , like other commentators , sometimes employs much perverse ingenuity in making what is plain obscure , what is good bad . Accumulating ...
Page 60
... Milton to develope his form and character , to give him a lineage and an empire , and to make him the hero of the most exquisite dramatic poem , which , perhaps , the genius of man has ever produced . Among the com- positions of our own ...
... Milton to develope his form and character , to give him a lineage and an empire , and to make him the hero of the most exquisite dramatic poem , which , perhaps , the genius of man has ever produced . Among the com- positions of our own ...
Page 66
... Milton himself , Eheu ! quid volui misero mihi ! floribus Austrum Perditus : Ah me ! what phrenzy of my fever'd mind Has bared my flowrets to the parching wind ? elegantly and happily intimates the sensibi- lity of a young writer ...
... Milton himself , Eheu ! quid volui misero mihi ! floribus Austrum Perditus : Ah me ! what phrenzy of my fever'd mind Has bared my flowrets to the parching wind ? elegantly and happily intimates the sensibi- lity of a young writer ...
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