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John Milton James Augustus St. John. THE PROSE WORKS OF JOHN MILTON . " There is much reason for regretting that the Prose Works of Milton , where , in the midst of much that is coarse and intemperate , passages of such redeeming beauty ...
John Milton James Augustus St. John. THE PROSE WORKS OF JOHN MILTON . " There is much reason for regretting that the Prose Works of Milton , where , in the midst of much that is coarse and intemperate , passages of such redeeming beauty ...
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John Milton James Augustus St. John. tered into the spirit , or comprehended the importance of his prose writings . Like him who climbs a lofty mountain , and is so eager to reach the summit that he neglects or despises the many ...
John Milton James Augustus St. John. tered into the spirit , or comprehended the importance of his prose writings . Like him who climbs a lofty mountain , and is so eager to reach the summit that he neglects or despises the many ...
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John Milton James Augustus St. John. gods ; it will then be manifest that the most poetical , or , in other words , the most energetic and creative minds , should eagerly engage in the great concerns of the public . With such views , it ...
John Milton James Augustus St. John. gods ; it will then be manifest that the most poetical , or , in other words , the most energetic and creative minds , should eagerly engage in the great concerns of the public . With such views , it ...
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John Milton James Augustus St. John. from various quarters hints unfavourable to the character of the author ; who , in the language of certain writers , though they ac- knowledge him to be a great poet , is a fanatical , malignant ...
John Milton James Augustus St. John. from various quarters hints unfavourable to the character of the author ; who , in the language of certain writers , though they ac- knowledge him to be a great poet , is a fanatical , malignant ...
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John Milton James Augustus St. John. maintain his positions fairly , earnestly , and with consummate skill ; though , in many places , there is a manifest want of courtesy , and sometimes perhaps even of Christian charity . But this is ...
John Milton James Augustus St. John. maintain his positions fairly , earnestly , and with consummate skill ; though , in many places , there is a manifest want of courtesy , and sometimes perhaps even of Christian charity . But this is ...
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