The Prose Works of John Milton: A defence of the people of England. A second defence of the people of England. EikonoklastesH.G. Bohn, 1848 - English prose literature |
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Page iii
... give : but the poet , whose lips the seraphim have touched with fire snatched from the altar , will never mistake for greatness the mere possession of the trappings of state , or confound regal pomp with genuine grandeur , which can ...
... give : but the poet , whose lips the seraphim have touched with fire snatched from the altar , will never mistake for greatness the mere possession of the trappings of state , or confound regal pomp with genuine grandeur , which can ...
Page iv
... give birth to them , some calm and tranquil retreat , where he may compose himself , and for the time be free from contention and solicitude . But a wholly retired and contemplative life is fatal to poetry of every kind . For even he ...
... give birth to them , some calm and tranquil retreat , where he may compose himself , and for the time be free from contention and solicitude . But a wholly retired and contemplative life is fatal to poetry of every kind . For even he ...
Page vi
... give some account . In performing this duty , besides the difficulties which may be inherent in the subject itself , I feel that I shall have to encounter others of a peculiarly stubborn kind . To the public generally , many at least ...
... give some account . In performing this duty , besides the difficulties which may be inherent in the subject itself , I feel that I shall have to encounter others of a peculiarly stubborn kind . To the public generally , many at least ...
Page 12
... give a specimen of him in the preface ; and to let the serious reader have a taste of him at first , that he might guess by the first dish that is served up , how noble an entertainment the rest are like to make ; and that he may ...
... give a specimen of him in the preface ; and to let the serious reader have a taste of him at first , that he might guess by the first dish that is served up , how noble an entertainment the rest are like to make ; and that he may ...
Page 19
... give to it , for being looked into now and then . And I would entreat the illustrious states of Holland , to take off their prohi- bition , and suffer the book to be publicly sold . For when I have detected the vanity , ignorance , and ...
... give to it , for being looked into now and then . And I would entreat the illustrious states of Holland , to take off their prohi- bition , and suffer the book to be publicly sold . For when I have detected the vanity , ignorance , and ...
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