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Had I acquired from them “ such powers of language as might enable me to
stimulate “ our fleets and armies to deliver Greece , the native seat of " eloquence
, from the tyranny of the Turks ( a splendid “ enterprize , for which you almost
seem to ...
Had I acquired from them “ such powers of language as might enable me to
stimulate “ our fleets and armies to deliver Greece , the native seat of " eloquence
, from the tyranny of the Turks ( a splendid “ enterprize , for which you almost
seem to ...
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... of Athens : the studies of Milton , however , were very extensive ; he appears to
have been familiar not only with all the best authors of antiquity , but with those of
every refined language in Europe ; Italian , French , Spanish , and Portugueze .
... of Athens : the studies of Milton , however , were very extensive ; he appears to
have been familiar not only with all the best authors of antiquity , but with those of
every refined language in Europe ; Italian , French , Spanish , and Portugueze .
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For example , when Johnson says that Milton “ wrote no language , but formed a
Babylonish diale & , harsh and barbarous , ” though it would be difficult to
pronounce a critical censure more bitter or more injurious , we may impute it , not
to a ...
For example , when Johnson says that Milton “ wrote no language , but formed a
Babylonish diale & , harsh and barbarous , ” though it would be difficult to
pronounce a critical censure more bitter or more injurious , we may impute it , not
to a ...
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