Some Account of the Life and Writings of John Milton: Derived Principally from Documents in His Majesty's State-paper Office, Now First Published, Volume 6 |
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... Italian language are no less observable . I must here mention that the house , in which Milton See Lysons's Middlesex , 1800. Harefield , p . 108 . 1 drew such enchanting scenes , was about the year 22 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE.
... Italian language are no less observable . I must here mention that the house , in which Milton See Lysons's Middlesex , 1800. Harefield , p . 108 . 1 drew such enchanting scenes , was about the year 22 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE.
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... scenes , was about the year 1798 pulled down ; and that , during his residence at Horton , he had occasionally taken lodgings in Lon- don , in order to cultivate musick and mathematicks ,, to meet his friends from Cambridge , and to ...
... scenes , was about the year 1798 pulled down ; and that , during his residence at Horton , he had occasionally taken lodgings in Lon- don , in order to cultivate musick and mathematicks ,, to meet his friends from Cambridge , and to ...
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... maid returning from her country employment . " As we ascended the hill , the variety of beautiful objects , the agreeable stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene , gave us the highest pleasure 24 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE.
... maid returning from her country employment . " As we ascended the hill , the variety of beautiful objects , the agreeable stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene , gave us the highest pleasure 24 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE.
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... scene , gave us the highest pleasure . We at length reached the spot , whence Milton undoubt- edly took most of his images ; it is on the top of the hill , from which there is a most extensive pros- pect on all sides : the distant ...
... scene , gave us the highest pleasure . We at length reached the spot , whence Milton undoubt- edly took most of his images ; it is on the top of the hill , from which there is a most extensive pros- pect on all sides : the distant ...
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... scene of the terrible and the pathetick ; but this va- luable curiosity was unfortunately lost in a ship- wreck ... scenes as graceful and sublime as can be met with in the poems of the Grecian and Roman bards for , in the words of Mr ...
... scene of the terrible and the pathetick ; but this va- luable curiosity was unfortunately lost in a ship- wreck ... scenes as graceful and sublime as can be met with in the poems of the Grecian and Roman bards for , in the words of Mr ...
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