The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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Page 45
... compositions an expression , which an Augustan writer would not , perhaps , acknow- ledge as authentic ; and a reader of taste may sometimes wish for more compression in the style ; and may be sorry that the youthful poet did not ...
... compositions an expression , which an Augustan writer would not , perhaps , acknow- ledge as authentic ; and a reader of taste may sometimes wish for more compression in the style ; and may be sorry that the youthful poet did not ...
Page 46
... compositions of this date , which we possess of our author's , are some of his college and University exercises , un- der the title of " Prolusiones oratoriæ , " and five of his familiar letters ; four of them in latin to his old ...
... compositions of this date , which we possess of our author's , are some of his college and University exercises , un- der the title of " Prolusiones oratoriæ , " and five of his familiar letters ; four of them in latin to his old ...
Page 56
... composition of the " Arcades " preceded that of the “ Co- mus , ” as the countess dowager of Derby , ' for whom it was written , seems , from her resi- dence at Harefield in the vicinity of Horton , and from her double alliance with the ...
... composition of the " Arcades " preceded that of the “ Co- mus , ” as the countess dowager of Derby , ' for whom it was written , seems , from her resi- dence at Harefield in the vicinity of Horton , and from her double alliance with the ...
Page 61
... compositions and modifications of our animal creation ; and heaven and hell can be built with nothing more than our terres- trial elements newly arranged and variously combined . The distinction , therefore , be- tween one human ...
... compositions and modifications of our animal creation ; and heaven and hell can be built with nothing more than our terres- trial elements newly arranged and variously combined . The distinction , therefore , be- tween one human ...
Page 63
... composition , he might conceive himself to be liberated from many of those rules , which adapt the regular drama to the attainment of its ends . He knew that a Mask was an entertainment addressed immediately and solely to the ...
... composition , he might conceive himself to be liberated from many of those rules , which adapt the regular drama to the attainment of its ends . He knew that a Mask was an entertainment addressed immediately and solely to the ...
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