Critical and Miscellaneous Essays, Volume 1D. Appleton, 1860 - 568 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 62
Page 11
... liberty . It is by his poetry that Milton is best known ; and it is of his poetry that we wish first to speak . By the general suffrage of the civilized world , his place has been assigned among the greatest masters of the art , His ...
... liberty . It is by his poetry that Milton is best known ; and it is of his poetry that we wish first to speak . By the general suffrage of the civilized world , his place has been assigned among the greatest masters of the art , His ...
Page 22
... liberty to indulge his choral raptures without reserve , that he rises even above himself . Then , like his own Good Genius , bursting from the earthly form and weeds of Thyrsis , he stands forth in celestial freedom and beauty ; he ...
... liberty to indulge his choral raptures without reserve , that he rises even above himself . Then , like his own Good Genius , bursting from the earthly form and weeds of Thyrsis , he stands forth in celestial freedom and beauty ; he ...
Page 33
... liberty and despotism , reason and prejudice . That great battle was fought for no single generation , for no single land . The destinies of the human race were staked on the same east with the freedom of the English people . Then were ...
... liberty and despotism , reason and prejudice . That great battle was fought for no single generation , for no single land . The destinies of the human race were staked on the same east with the freedom of the English people . Then were ...
Page 34
... liberty for having been allied with religion - and has pleaded the cause of tyranny with the dexterity of an advocate , while affecting the impartiality of a judge . The public conduct of Milton must be approved or con- demned ...
... liberty for having been allied with religion - and has pleaded the cause of tyranny with the dexterity of an advocate , while affecting the impartiality of a judge . The public conduct of Milton must be approved or con- demned ...
Page 36
... liberty , security , toleration , all go for nothing with them . One sect there was , which , from unfortunate temporary causes , it was thought necessary to keep under close re straint . One part of the empire there was so unhappily ...
... liberty , security , toleration , all go for nothing with them . One sect there was , which , from unfortunate temporary causes , it was thought necessary to keep under close re straint . One part of the empire there was so unhappily ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
absurd admiration appear army beauty Bunyan Catholic century character Charles church civil considered constitution critics Cromwell Dante Divine Comedy doctrines doubt Dryden Edinburgh Review effect eminent enemies England English evil executive government favour feelings genius Greeks Hallam Herodotus historians honour House human imagination imitation interest Italy king language less liberty literary literature lived Livy Long Parliament Lord Byron Machiavelli manner means ment Milton mind moral nature never noble opinion Othello Paradise Lost Parliament party passions peculiar persecution persons Petition of Right Pilgrim's Progress poems poet poetry political Pope prince principles produced Puritans racter reason reign religion rendered resembled respect Revolution Roundheads scarcely seems Shakspeare society sophisms Southey Southey's spirit statesmen Strafford strong style Tacitus talents taste thing thought Thucydides tion truth tyrant wealth Whigs whole writers