The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1806 - Poets, English |
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... fo acceptable a gift . I had by me at the time no compofitions in a like ftyle which I thought at all fit to come in competition with the excellence of your performance . b 3 performance . I send you therefore a compofition which is V.
... fo acceptable a gift . I had by me at the time no compofitions in a like ftyle which I thought at all fit to come in competition with the excellence of your performance . b 3 performance . I send you therefore a compofition which is V.
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... thought that they had been cherished by me alone . I would not conceal from you that my departure excited in me the moft poignant fenfations of uneafinefs , which revive with increased force as often as I recollect that I left fo many ...
... thought that they had been cherished by me alone . I would not conceal from you that my departure excited in me the moft poignant fenfations of uneafinefs , which revive with increased force as often as I recollect that I left fo many ...
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... thought that it would be agreeable to communicate . For the day before yefterday when I accidentally met the Lord Froft , and anxiously enquired of him whether any anfwer to you had been refolved on ? ( for the state of my health often ...
... thought that it would be agreeable to communicate . For the day before yefterday when I accidentally met the Lord Froft , and anxiously enquired of him whether any anfwer to you had been refolved on ? ( for the state of my health often ...
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... thought of discharging this epiftolary debt . The tardy performance of this duty feems to admit of this excufe that when it is performed after fo long a lapfe of time it is only a more clear confeffion that it was due . You are quite ...
... thought of discharging this epiftolary debt . The tardy performance of this duty feems to admit of this excufe that when it is performed after fo long a lapfe of time it is only a more clear confeffion that it was due . You are quite ...
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... thought and speech to what I have well written , if I have written any thing well ; and while I add to the dignity of what I have written I will , at the fame time , derive from my writings a greater fplendour of reputation . Thus I ...
... thought and speech to what I have well written , if I have written any thing well ; and while I add to the dignity of what I have written I will , at the fame time , derive from my writings a greater fplendour of reputation . Thus I ...
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Page 300 - I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue unexercised, and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for, not without dust and heat. Assuredly we bring not innocence into the world, we bring impurity much rather ; that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.
Page 278 - But here the main skill and groundwork will be to temper them such lectures and explanations upon every opportunity as may lead and draw them in willing obedience; inflamed with the study of learning and the admiration of virtue; stirred up with high hopes of living to be brave men and worthy patriots, dear to God and famous to all ages...
Page 277 - I call therefore a complete and generous education, that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.
Page 290 - ... and extraction of that living intellect that bred them. I know they are as lively, and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
Page 325 - Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
Page 290 - And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys" a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
Page 123 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 348 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Page 290 - Tis true, no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.
Page 119 - I applied myself to that resolution, which Ariosto followed against the persuasions of Bembo, to fix all the industry and art I could unite to the adorning of my native tongue...