The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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Page 82
... possessed a fancy that was always creative and playful . On every subject , for on every subject he thought acutely and deeply , his ideas were original and striking . Even when he was in error he continued to be specious and to please ...
... possessed a fancy that was always creative and playful . On every subject , for on every subject he thought acutely and deeply , his ideas were original and striking . Even when he was in error he continued to be specious and to please ...
Page 99
... possessed the whole delegated sovereignty of Rome under his uncle , Urban VIII . At a great musical entertainment which this opulent Cardinal gave with a magnificence truly Roman , he looked for our traveller among the crowd at the door ...
... possessed the whole delegated sovereignty of Rome under his uncle , Urban VIII . At a great musical entertainment which this opulent Cardinal gave with a magnificence truly Roman , he looked for our traveller among the crowd at the door ...
Page 128
... possessed in Milton's regard , was a native of England , though of an Italian family , ori- ginally from Lucca , but in its last generation established at Geneva . His father , Theo- dore , came early in life to England , and , marrying ...
... possessed in Milton's regard , was a native of England , though of an Italian family , ori- ginally from Lucca , but in its last generation established at Geneva . His father , Theo- dore , came early in life to England , and , marrying ...
Page 160
... Ælian may be dismissed with Celsus , Pliny , and Fron- tinus , as possessing various degrees of me- rit , and as objects of literary curiosity ; but as qualified neither to give the young scholar any 158 LIFE OF MILTON .
... Ælian may be dismissed with Celsus , Pliny , and Fron- tinus , as possessing various degrees of me- rit , and as objects of literary curiosity ; but as qualified neither to give the young scholar any 158 LIFE OF MILTON .
Page 244
... possessed themselves of the Parlia- ment by force , they once more seize upon the Monarch , and , insulting him with the mockery of a legal trial under the pretended authority of an unrepresented people , they lead him to suffer on the ...
... possessed themselves of the Parlia- ment by force , they once more seize upon the Monarch , and , insulting him with the mockery of a legal trial under the pretended authority of an unrepresented people , they lead him to suffer on the ...
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