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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... readers of the poet this enlarged biography might be acceptable in a separate volume . Of the important materials , therefore , which compose it , further information shall here be given . In his Majesty's State - Paper Office they are ...
... readers of the poet this enlarged biography might be acceptable in a separate volume . Of the important materials , therefore , which compose it , further information shall here be given . In his Majesty's State - Paper Office they are ...
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... readers will be inclined to admit that Cowley and other poets have surpassed , in " products of ver- nal fertility , " the efforts of Milton . Nor will many regard , without aversion , the unfair comparison of Milton's juvenile ...
... readers will be inclined to admit that Cowley and other poets have surpassed , in " products of ver- nal fertility , " the efforts of Milton . Nor will many regard , without aversion , the unfair comparison of Milton's juvenile ...
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... Reader , " The author's more peculiar excellency in these studies was too well known to conceal his papers , or to keep me from attempting to sollicit them from him . " So that Milton , we see , had con- cealed these papers , till he ...
... Reader , " The author's more peculiar excellency in these studies was too well known to conceal his papers , or to keep me from attempting to sollicit them from him . " So that Milton , we see , had con- cealed these papers , till he ...
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... readers : It is well known that , in the bloom of youth , and when he pursued his studies at Cam- bridge , this poet was extremely beautiful . Wander- ing , one day , during the summer , far beyond the precincts of the University , into ...
... readers : It is well known that , in the bloom of youth , and when he pursued his studies at Cam- bridge , this poet was extremely beautiful . Wander- ing , one day , during the summer , far beyond the precincts of the University , into ...
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... reader " . 66 Before we attend to the busier scenes of life , in which Milton , now returned to his native country , became engaged ; let me be permitted to lament that he never executed the scheme , which he once proposed to himself in ...
... reader " . 66 Before we attend to the busier scenes of life , in which Milton , now returned to his native country , became engaged ; let me be permitted to lament that he never executed the scheme , which he once proposed to himself in ...
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