The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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Page 44
... merit , the fifth , written in the author's twentieth year on the return of spring , and the sixth , addressed in his twenty - first year to his friend Deodati , seem to be entitled to the praise of superior excellence . In these ele ...
... merit , the fifth , written in the author's twentieth year on the return of spring , and the sixth , addressed in his twenty - first year to his friend Deodati , seem to be entitled to the praise of superior excellence . In these ele ...
Page 45
... , these pro- ductions must be regarded as possessing rare and pre - eminent merit . To England , indeed , they are peculiarly interesting , as they were were w the first pieces which extended her fame for LIFE OF MILTON . 45.
... , these pro- ductions must be regarded as possessing rare and pre - eminent merit . To England , indeed , they are peculiarly interesting , as they were were w the first pieces which extended her fame for LIFE OF MILTON . 45.
Page 49
... merits , as well those that shall , as those that never shall obtain it . Nature therefore would præsently work the more prævalent way , if there were nothing but this inferior bent of herself to restraine her . Lastly , the love of ...
... merits , as well those that shall , as those that never shall obtain it . Nature therefore would præsently work the more prævalent way , if there were nothing but this inferior bent of herself to restraine her . Lastly , the love of ...
Page 51
... pati senium , possesses the merit , in a most uncommon degree , of poetic fancy , and of poetic dic- tion . Vide Milton's letter to Alexander Gill , July 2 , 1628 . bo shire , where his father lived on a competent LIFE OF MILTON . 51.
... pati senium , possesses the merit , in a most uncommon degree , of poetic fancy , and of poetic dic- tion . Vide Milton's letter to Alexander Gill , July 2 , 1628 . bo shire , where his father lived on a competent LIFE OF MILTON . 51.
Page 95
... merit , predicting the future greatness of Milton ; and the other in a latin address , in which admiration is expressed in terms of extreme and almost extravagant panegyric . Besides the two , whom we have now men- tioned , the English ...
... merit , predicting the future greatness of Milton ; and the other in a latin address , in which admiration is expressed in terms of extreme and almost extravagant panegyric . Besides the two , whom we have now men- tioned , the English ...
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