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But Dr. Johnson's particular malevolence to Milton may not be so well known , or possibly forgot ; we shall therefore give a short account of its progress , from its first appearance to its consummation in this Life of Milton .
But Dr. Johnson's particular malevolence to Milton may not be so well known , or possibly forgot ; we shall therefore give a short account of its progress , from its first appearance to its consummation in this Life of Milton .
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of those which Aubrey had from Milton's own mouth , Milton would hardly give him an account of the punishment , without signifying what was the fault . Dr. Johnfon says , “ Milton was the " laft student in either university that fuf“ ...
of those which Aubrey had from Milton's own mouth , Milton would hardly give him an account of the punishment , without signifying what was the fault . Dr. Johnfon says , “ Milton was the " laft student in either university that fuf“ ...
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1 perhaps with a few of his ingenious and judicious friends in them ) ; and Dr.John- s . son gives us our choice of two causes of it , the injudicious severity of his governors , and Milton's captious perverseness * 6 Had Milton left us ...
1 perhaps with a few of his ingenious and judicious friends in them ) ; and Dr.John- s . son gives us our choice of two causes of it , the injudicious severity of his governors , and Milton's captious perverseness * 6 Had Milton left us ...
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The last couplet of which elegy is , This if thou do , he will an offspring give That to the world's last end shall make thy name to live " . Hence it is clear that the persons so manudused were only , at the most , the two Philipses ...
The last couplet of which elegy is , This if thou do , he will an offspring give That to the world's last end shall make thy name to live " . Hence it is clear that the persons so manudused were only , at the most , the two Philipses ...
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Milton's attachment to Cromwell lias been imputed to him as a blot in his character long before it was taken up by Dr. Johnson ; who ; to give him his due , has , made the most of it in a small compass .
Milton's attachment to Cromwell lias been imputed to him as a blot in his character long before it was taken up by Dr. Johnson ; who ; to give him his due , has , made the most of it in a small compass .
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| Title | Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton: To which are Added Milton's Tractate of Education and Areopagitica |
| Author | Francis Blackburne |
| Published | 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 381 pages |
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