Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and AreopagiticaVerlag nicht ermittelbar, 1780 - 381 pages |
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... will not yield to Shakespeare the fuperiority of ge- nius , which , I think , lies on the fide " of Shakespeare . Both of them have " faults . But the faults of Shakespeare " 6 were J " 6 were thofe of Genius ; thofe of Milton [ 14 ]
... will not yield to Shakespeare the fuperiority of ge- nius , which , I think , lies on the fide " of Shakespeare . Both of them have " faults . But the faults of Shakespeare " 6 were J " 6 were thofe of Genius ; thofe of Milton [ 14 ]
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... thofe of a great poet ; thofe of Milton of a little " pedant . When Shakespeare is execra " ble he is fo exquifitely fo , that he is " inimitable in his blemishes as in his " beauties . The puns of Milton betray a narrowness of ...
... thofe of a great poet ; thofe of Milton of a little " pedant . When Shakespeare is execra " ble he is fo exquifitely fo , that he is " inimitable in his blemishes as in his " beauties . The puns of Milton betray a narrowness of ...
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... thofe arbitrary acts and oppref fions which make up the defcription of a tyrant . It is not eafy to determine which , in this character of Hampden , is the more confpicuous , the zeal of the loyalift , or the manners of the gentleman ...
... thofe arbitrary acts and oppref fions which make up the defcription of a tyrant . It is not eafy to determine which , in this character of Hampden , is the more confpicuous , the zeal of the loyalift , or the manners of the gentleman ...
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... thofe natural failings which diftinguish human from angelic beings . On the other hand , few men are fo to- tally abandoned and depraved as to have no remnants of grace and goodness , no intervals of fobriety , no touches of regret for ...
... thofe natural failings which diftinguish human from angelic beings . On the other hand , few men are fo to- tally abandoned and depraved as to have no remnants of grace and goodness , no intervals of fobriety , no touches of regret for ...
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... and yet fomething else befides either whipping or ruftication . The most na- tural interpretation of the fecond line feems to be , that thofe college - exercises D known known by the name of impofitions ( often- times prescribed [ 33 ]
... and yet fomething else befides either whipping or ruftication . The most na- tural interpretation of the fecond line feems to be , that thofe college - exercises D known known by the name of impofitions ( often- times prescribed [ 33 ]
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