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... reputa- tion he had formerly taken fo much ele- gant pains to depreciate . The fource of his difaffection to Milton's principles can be no fecret to thofe who have been con- verfant B 2 be [ 3 ] it had been prefumed, would never more ...
... reputa- tion he had formerly taken fo much ele- gant pains to depreciate . The fource of his difaffection to Milton's principles can be no fecret to thofe who have been con- verfant B 2 be [ 3 ] it had been prefumed, would never more ...
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Francis Blackburne. be no fecret to thofe who have been con- verfant in the controverfies of the times . Dr. Johnson's early and well - known at- tachments will fufficiently account for it ; and pofterity will be at no lofs to deter ...
Francis Blackburne. be no fecret to thofe who have been con- verfant in the controverfies of the times . Dr. Johnson's early and well - known at- tachments will fufficiently account for it ; and pofterity will be at no lofs to deter ...
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... Shakespeare the fuperiority of ge- " nius , which , I think , lies on the fide of Shakespeare . Both of them have faults . But the faults of Shakespeare $ " were those of Genius ; thofe of Milton The 4 were [ 14 ] R ...
... Shakespeare the fuperiority of ge- " nius , which , I think , lies on the fide of Shakespeare . Both of them have faults . But the faults of Shakespeare $ " were those of Genius ; thofe of Milton The 4 were [ 14 ] R ...
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... thofe of a " great poet ; thofe of Milton of a little . pedant . When Shakespeare is execra- " ble he is fo exquifitely fo , that he is . " inimitable in his blemishes as in his " beauties . The puns of Milton betray , " a narrowness of ...
... thofe of a " great poet ; thofe of Milton of a little . pedant . When Shakespeare is execra- " ble he is fo exquifitely fo , that he is . " inimitable in his blemishes as in his " beauties . The puns of Milton betray , " a narrowness of ...
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... thofe arbitrary acts and oppref- fions which make up the defcription of a tyrant . It is not eafy to determine which , in this character of Hampden , is the more confpicuous , the zeal of the loyalift , or the manners of the gentleman ...
... thofe arbitrary acts and oppref- fions which make up the defcription of a tyrant . It is not eafy to determine which , in this character of Hampden , is the more confpicuous , the zeal of the loyalift , or the manners of the gentleman ...
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