The Life of Milton: In Three Parts. To which are Added, Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost: with an Appendix |
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-Mr . Warton observed , that the curious publication ascribed to Milton's father
may be found in the Bodleian library ; that « it appears to be a satire on
characters pretending to wisdom or policy , and is not void of learning and wit ,
such as we ...
-Mr . Warton observed , that the curious publication ascribed to Milton's father
may be found in the Bodleian library ; that « it appears to be a satire on
characters pretending to wisdom or policy , and is not void of learning and wit ,
such as we ...
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The latter part of this observation is evidently invidious ; it is completely refuted by
the various commendations , which the graceful and engaging manners of the
poetical traveller received from the Italians : a contemptuous fpirit , indeed ...
The latter part of this observation is evidently invidious ; it is completely refuted by
the various commendations , which the graceful and engaging manners of the
poetical traveller received from the Italians : a contemptuous fpirit , indeed ...
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From this time ( fays Johnson ) it is observed , that he “ became an enemy to the
Presbyterians , whom he had fa« voured ... Notwithstanding the air of morality in
this remark , it may be questioned , if ever an observation was made on any great
...
From this time ( fays Johnson ) it is observed , that he “ became an enemy to the
Presbyterians , whom he had fa« voured ... Notwithstanding the air of morality in
this remark , it may be questioned , if ever an observation was made on any great
...
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... to suffer no traveller to pass along the highway without producing a certificate
that he is not a robber . Even bad books may have their use , as Milton observes ;
and I mention this observation , chiefly to shew how liberally he introduces a just
...
... to suffer no traveller to pass along the highway without producing a certificate
that he is not a robber . Even bad books may have their use , as Milton observes ;
and I mention this observation , chiefly to shew how liberally he introduces a just
...
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There are some calumnies so utterly despicable and abfurd , that to refute them
elaborately is almost a disgrace : did not the calumný I am now speaking of
belong to this description , it might be here observed , that a writer who published
...
There are some calumnies so utterly despicable and abfurd , that to refute them
elaborately is almost a disgrace : did not the calumný I am now speaking of
belong to this description , it might be here observed , that a writer who published
...
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| Título | The Life of Milton: In Three Parts. To which are Added, Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost: with an Appendix |
| Autor | William Hayley |
| Edición | 2 |
| Editor | T. Cadell, junior, 1796 |
| Procedencia del original | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitalizado | 25 Oct. 2013 |
| Largo | 328 páginas |
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