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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 71
Page
... Latin Secretary to the Council of State during the Usurpation , an investigation of the Orders of Council might discover new facts relating to the secretary . His searches were repaid with ample success . And his Extracts from the ...
... Latin Secretary to the Council of State during the Usurpation , an investigation of the Orders of Council might discover new facts relating to the secretary . His searches were repaid with ample success . And his Extracts from the ...
Page 4
... Latin verses of his son , addressed to him with no less elegance than gratitude , are an unequivocal proof . Perhaps it may again be confounding him with the author of the Astrologaster , in noticing the person who signs himself John ...
... Latin verses of his son , addressed to him with no less elegance than gratitude , are an unequivocal proof . Perhaps it may again be confounding him with the author of the Astrologaster , in noticing the person who signs himself John ...
Page 6
... Latin epistles , are publick testimonies . Mr. Hayley considers the por- trait of Milton by Cornelius Jansen , drawn when he was only ten years old , at which age Aubrey affirms " he was a poet , " as having been executed in order to ...
... Latin epistles , are publick testimonies . Mr. Hayley considers the por- trait of Milton by Cornelius Jansen , drawn when he was only ten years old , at which age Aubrey affirms " he was a poet , " as having been executed in order to ...
Page 9
... Latin and English , upon occasional subjects . He neglected indeed no part of literature , although his chief object seems to have been the cultivation of his poetical abilities . " This good hap I had from a careful education , " he ...
... Latin and English , upon occasional subjects . He neglected indeed no part of literature , although his chief object seems to have been the cultivation of his poetical abilities . " This good hap I had from a careful education , " he ...
Page 10
... Latin verses with classick ele- gance . " Milton's Latin exercises , which he recited publickly , are also marked with characteristick ani- mation . From some remarkable passages in these , as Mr. Hayley observes , it appears " that he ...
... Latin verses with classick ele- gance . " Milton's Latin exercises , which he recited publickly , are also marked with characteristick ani- mation . From some remarkable passages in these , as Mr. Hayley observes , it appears " that he ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adam Adamo afterwards aliter nescit ambassadours Andreini Andrew Marvell Angels Anne Milton Anthony Wood appears Areopagitica Arian Articles Aubrey biographers bishop Brownists cause Church copy Councell Cromwell curious daughter death deceased deceased's declared Defensio divine doctrine Du Bartas edition England English entitled epick expressions father favour Forest Hill genius hand hath Hayley Hist honour Interr Italian John Milton Johnson King late Latin learned letter London Lord Lucifer manuscript ment mentioned nephew Newton notice observed opinion Oxford papers Paradise Lost Paradise Regained Parliament passages perhaps person Phillips poem poet poetry pounds present printed Prose-Works publick published racter remark respondet Richard Powell Salmasius says SCENE Scripture Secretary sent Serjeant at Armes Skinner Smectymnuus spirit State-Letters Sumner supposed thou thought tion translated into Latine treatise unto verses Warton widow wife words writing written