Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica |
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... and " thirft after knowledge , as the inftruc" tor was indued with , what prodigies " of wit and learning might they have " proved ! the scholars might , in some " degree , have come near to the equal" ling the mafter , or at least ...
... and " thirft after knowledge , as the inftruc" tor was indued with , what prodigies " of wit and learning might they have " proved ! the scholars might , in some " degree , have come near to the equal" ling the mafter , or at least ...
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... by fpirit and elegance , " eafily gains attention ; and he who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an au< dience * . " 86 66 * Life , p . 56 . G 2 The The paradox then is that every man is equal to [ 83 ]
... by fpirit and elegance , " eafily gains attention ; and he who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an au< dience * . " 86 66 * Life , p . 56 . G 2 The The paradox then is that every man is equal to [ 83 ]
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The paradox then is that every man is equal to his King . But where has Milton told this ? or is it to Dr. Johnson's mifapprehenfion of Milton's ftate of the cafe , or to his propenfity to calumniate , that we owe this falfe and ...
The paradox then is that every man is equal to his King . But where has Milton told this ? or is it to Dr. Johnson's mifapprehenfion of Milton's ftate of the cafe , or to his propenfity to calumniate , that we owe this falfe and ...
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For Milton to complain of evil tongues , " fays the Doctor , " required impudence at least equal to his other powers ; Milton , whofe warmest advocates must allow , that he never fpared any afperity of reproach , or bru66 tality of ...
For Milton to complain of evil tongues , " fays the Doctor , " required impudence at least equal to his other powers ; Milton , whofe warmest advocates must allow , that he never fpared any afperity of reproach , or bru66 tality of ...
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The world would have given Dr. Johnfon credit for his inveterate hatred of republican notions , without his qualifying them with the epithets of acrimonious and furly , as exhibited by Milton , whose whofe defenders might , with equal ...
The world would have given Dr. Johnfon credit for his inveterate hatred of republican notions , without his qualifying them with the epithets of acrimonious and furly , as exhibited by Milton , whose whofe defenders might , with equal ...
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| Title | Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica Issue 56 of British culture series, Group IV Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | Francis Blackburne |
| Publisher | Verlag nicht ermittelbar, 1780 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 381 pages |
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