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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... letters , from the same office , alike unknown till now , and of the greatest service to the bio- graphy of Milton , have since , at various times , been sent to me by this gentleman ; empowered as he was at all times so to do , from ...
... letters , from the same office , alike unknown till now , and of the greatest service to the bio- graphy of Milton , have since , at various times , been sent to me by this gentleman ; empowered as he was at all times so to do , from ...
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... letter from the Rev. Mr. Jones , there are however no entries of the name of Milton . Phillips , Milton's nephew , says that the family resided at Milton near Abingdon in Oxfordshire , as appeared by the monuments then to be seen in ...
... letter from the Rev. Mr. Jones , there are however no entries of the name of Milton . Phillips , Milton's nephew , says that the family resided at Milton near Abingdon in Oxfordshire , as appeared by the monuments then to be seen in ...
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... letters . In his twelfth year , as he tells us , this literary devotion began ; from which he was not to be deterred either by the natural debility of his eyes , or by his frequent head - aches . The union of genius and application in ...
... letters . In his twelfth year , as he tells us , this literary devotion began ; from which he was not to be deterred either by the natural debility of his eyes , or by his frequent head - aches . The union of genius and application in ...
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... letters , wrote 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 ...
... letters , wrote 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 ...
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... Letters , many of which I have seen , written while he was a fellow and tutor of Christ's College , and while Milton was there , and which are now in the possession of Mr. Moreton of Westerham in Kent , by whom they have been politely ...
... Letters , many of which I have seen , written while he was a fellow and tutor of Christ's College , and while Milton was there , and which are now in the possession of Mr. Moreton of Westerham in Kent , by whom they have been politely ...
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