Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica1780 - 381 pages |
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Page iii
... some instances of the manner in which Milton's character has been treated by some of his former bio- graphers and others . About the time that specimen was closed Dr. Johnson's New Narrative was thrown in the way of the editors , and ...
... some instances of the manner in which Milton's character has been treated by some of his former bio- graphers and others . About the time that specimen was closed Dr. Johnson's New Narrative was thrown in the way of the editors , and ...
Page v
... some editions , both of the author's profe and poetical works ; but highly worthy to be preserved as prescribing a course of discipline , which , though out of fashion in these times , affords many useful lefsons to those who may have ...
... some editions , both of the author's profe and poetical works ; but highly worthy to be preserved as prescribing a course of discipline , which , though out of fashion in these times , affords many useful lefsons to those who may have ...
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... some part of the public with a contrast between the magnanimity of Milton , in facing a for- midable enemy , and Dr. Johnson's fee- saw meditations , the shifty wiles of a man between two fires , who neither dares fight nor run away ...
... some part of the public with a contrast between the magnanimity of Milton , in facing a for- midable enemy , and Dr. Johnson's fee- saw meditations , the shifty wiles of a man between two fires , who neither dares fight nor run away ...
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... some of those who pay Dr. Johnson's quarterages had occafioned an inquiry into the ge- nuine principles of the English Govern- ment , when the writings of Milton , Syd- ney , Locke , & c . which the moderation of the last reign had left ...
... some of those who pay Dr. Johnson's quarterages had occafioned an inquiry into the ge- nuine principles of the English Govern- ment , when the writings of Milton , Syd- ney , Locke , & c . which the moderation of the last reign had left ...
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... some hints of Milton's plagiarism , in pillaging certain modern writers for the materials of his poem , intituled , Paradise Lost . * See Preface to Milton , p . 2 . Who Who William Lauder was , what was his character , [ 4 ]
... some hints of Milton's plagiarism , in pillaging certain modern writers for the materials of his poem , intituled , Paradise Lost . * See Preface to Milton , p . 2 . Who Who William Lauder was , what was his character , [ 4 ]
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Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. to Which Are Added, Milton's Tractate ... Francis Blackburne No preview available - 2015 |
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