Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton. To which are Added, Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica |
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... whose judicious sentiments and inimi“ table stile point out the author of Lau** der's Preface and Postscript , will no 6 longer allow one to plume himself with “ his feathers , who appears so little to « have deserved his assistance ...
... whose judicious sentiments and inimi“ table stile point out the author of Lau** der's Preface and Postscript , will no 6 longer allow one to plume himself with “ his feathers , who appears so little to « have deserved his assistance ...
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Francis Blackburne. This favourable presumption was illfounded and premature . It appeared afterwards , by the confession of Lauder himself , that “ in Johnson's friendfhip " he placed the ' moft implicit and unli6 mited confidence * .
Francis Blackburne. This favourable presumption was illfounded and premature . It appeared afterwards , by the confession of Lauder himself , that “ in Johnson's friendfhip " he placed the ' moft implicit and unli6 mited confidence * .
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... merit of which was to tally overthrown by a contradiétory postTcript ; which is thus accounted for by Lauder himself , after informing his readers , that his confidential friend advised an unreserved disclosure of his imposture .
... merit of which was to tally overthrown by a contradiétory postTcript ; which is thus accounted for by Lauder himself , after informing his readers , that his confidential friend advised an unreserved disclosure of his imposture .
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fophical ' apathy , void of all ambition to Thare with him the blushing honours himself had so generously contributed to thicken upon Lauder's devoted head . , The effects of his journey - work , in defaming Milton ; being thus ...
fophical ' apathy , void of all ambition to Thare with him the blushing honours himself had so generously contributed to thicken upon Lauder's devoted head . , The effects of his journey - work , in defaming Milton ; being thus ...
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In January 17:58 he released himself from his quarentine , and appeared in the Literary Magazine for that month , holding forth to the public his POETICAL SCALE , the particulars of which , fave what relates to Milton , we leave to the ...
In January 17:58 he released himself from his quarentine , and appeared in the Literary Magazine for that month , holding forth to the public his POETICAL SCALE , the particulars of which , fave what relates to Milton , we leave to the ...
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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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