The Prose Works of John Milton, Volume 1H.G. Bohn, 1848 |
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Page i
... speaking of their pre- decessors by too many of the biographers of this great writer , has never failed to cause in me . From their language it would frequently appear , that each considered the other almost in the light of imper ...
... speaking of their pre- decessors by too many of the biographers of this great writer , has never failed to cause in me . From their language it would frequently appear , that each considered the other almost in the light of imper ...
Page vi
... those who enter ; and , accordingly , passes on to others who smile and speak him more fair at the outset . Doubtless , too , he has heard from various quarters hints unfavourable to the character of the vi EDITOR'S PREFACE .
... those who enter ; and , accordingly , passes on to others who smile and speak him more fair at the outset . Doubtless , too , he has heard from various quarters hints unfavourable to the character of the vi EDITOR'S PREFACE .
Page xvii
... speak at great length . They all breathe the same spirit , and are filled with the same admirable learning ; which , instead of damping his fancy , or clouding his views , as in the writings of inferior men is observable , seems in him ...
... speak at great length . They all breathe the same spirit , and are filled with the same admirable learning ; which , instead of damping his fancy , or clouding his views , as in the writings of inferior men is observable , seems in him ...
Page xxviii
... speak ; but , though of all his adversaries , from the days of Salmasius and Dumoulin to the present , he may be regarded as the most mis- chievous and unjust , it is very far from being my desire to remember his hostility with ...
... speak ; but , though of all his adversaries , from the days of Salmasius and Dumoulin to the present , he may be regarded as the most mis- chievous and unjust , it is very far from being my desire to remember his hostility with ...
Page xxix
... speak of Johnson with moderation , for I honour his memory , as I do that of every other good man ; but honouring Milton's much more , as that of one every way greater and better , the reader , I trust , will pardon me the warmth I ...
... speak of Johnson with moderation , for I honour his memory , as I do that of every other good man ; but honouring Milton's much more , as that of one every way greater and better , the reader , I trust , will pardon me the warmth I ...
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