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" Milton's republicanism was, I am afraid, founded in an envious hatred of greatness, and a sullen desire of independence ; in petulance impatient of control, and pride disdainful of superiority. He hated monarchs in the State, and prelates in the Church... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With an Essay on His Life and Genius - Page 38
by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...rather than establish, wxf that he felt not so much the love of liberty as repugnance to authority. khas been observed, that they who most loudly clamour for...it. What we know of Milton's character, in domestic relalions, is, that he was severe and arbitrary. His family consisted of women ; and there appears...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...impatient of controul, and pride disdainful of superiority. He hated monarchs in the state, and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required...liberty do not most liberally grant it. What we know ot Milton's character, in domestic relations, is, that he was severe and arbitrary. His family consisted...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 336 pages
...impatient of controul, and pride disdainful of superiority. He hated monarchs in the State, and prelates in the Church ; for he hated all whom he was required...liberally grant it. What we know of Milton's character, in domestick relations, is, that he was severe and arbitrary. His family consisted of women ; and there...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...It is to be suspected, that his predominant desire was to destroy rather than establish, and rrisi he felt not so much the love of liberty as repugnance...authority. , It has been observed, that they who most loudlv clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it. What we know of Milton's character, in demotic...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 524 pages
...impatient of controul, and pride disdainful of superiority. He hated monarchs in the state, and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required...liberally grant it. What we know of Milton's character, in domestick relations, is, that he was severe and arhitrary. His family consisted of women ; and there...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical Illustrative of the ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - Adventurer - 1809 - 520 pages
...impatient of controul, and pride disdainful of superiority. He hated monarchs in the state, and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required...much the love of liberty, as repugnance to authority. "It'h-as been observed, that they who most loadly clamour for liberty, do not most liberally grant...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...superiority. He hated monarchs in the state, and prelates in the .church; for he hated all whom lie wasi. required to obey. It is to be suspected,; that his,...authority. " It has been observed, that they who most lo.udjy , clamour for liberty, do not most liberally grant it. \Vhat we know of Milton's character,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...impatient of controul, and pride disdainful of superiority. He hated monarchs in the State, and prelates in the Church ; for he hated all whom he was required...liberally grant it. What we know of Milton's character, in domestick relations, !s, that he was severe and arbitrary. His family consisted of women; and there...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...suspected, that his predominant desire was to destroy rather than establish, and that he felt not io much the love of liberty as repugnance to authority....character, in domestic relations, is, that he was severe and arbitrary. His family consisted of women ; and there appears in his books something like a Turkish...
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The life of Milton, and Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost, by ...

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...expression, that Johnson indulges the injurious intemperance of his hatred. " It is to be suspected (he says) that his predominant desire was to destroy rather...much the love of liberty as repugnance to authority." Such a suspicion may indeed be harboured by political rancor, but it must be in direct opposition to...
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