Some Account of the Life and Writings of John Milton: Derived Principally from Documents in His Majesty's State-paper Office, Now First Published |
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A fac - simile of the poet ' s handwriting is also given from one of the documents
in the State - Paper Office ; and to the biography I have now added , as Hayley
did to his Life of Milton , an Inquiry into the Origin of Paradise Lost .
SETTRINGTON ...
A fac - simile of the poet ' s handwriting is also given from one of the documents
in the State - Paper Office ; and to the biography I have now added , as Hayley
did to his Life of Milton , an Inquiry into the Origin of Paradise Lost .
SETTRINGTON ...
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... left by Milton in Manuscript , and particularly of his Treatise of Theology lately
discovered . . . . 291 . . SECTION IX , Recapitulation and Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 365 APPENDIX . Inquiry into the Origin of Paradise Lost . . . . . . . •v .
... left by Milton in Manuscript , and particularly of his Treatise of Theology lately
discovered . . . . 291 . . SECTION IX , Recapitulation and Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 365 APPENDIX . Inquiry into the Origin of Paradise Lost . . . . . . . •v .
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... of his unknown admirer ; and it is , in some degree , to her that his own times ,
the present times , and the latest posterity must feel themselves indebted for
several of the most impassioned and charming compositions of the Paradise Lost
.
... of his unknown admirer ; and it is , in some degree , to her that his own times ,
the present times , and the latest posterity must feel themselves indebted for
several of the most impassioned and charming compositions of the Paradise Lost
.
Page 34
... it is probable , he received the visit of the English bard . Milton himself has
informed us that he had really seen Galileo ; and Rolli , in his Life of was son the
poet , considers some ideas in the Paradise Lost 34 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE
LIFE.
... it is probable , he received the visit of the English bard . Milton himself has
informed us that he had really seen Galileo ; and Rolli , in his Life of was son the
poet , considers some ideas in the Paradise Lost 34 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE
LIFE.
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the poet , considers some ideas in the Paradise Lost , approaching towards the
Newtonian philosophy , to have been caught at Florence from Galileo or his
disciples . From Florence he passed through Sienna to Rome , where he also
stayed ...
the poet , considers some ideas in the Paradise Lost , approaching towards the
Newtonian philosophy , to have been caught at Florence from Galileo or his
disciples . From Florence he passed through Sienna to Rome , where he also
stayed ...
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| Title | Some Account of the Life and Writings of John Milton: Derived Principally from Documents in His Majesty's State-paper Office, Now First Published |
| Author | Henry John Todd |
| Publisher | C. and J. Rivington, 1826 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 370 pages |
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