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and excelled by the most abjeet en“ thusiasts ; and if we consider him as a “ prose - writer , he has neither the learning of a scholar , nor the manners of a “ gentleman . " . There is no force in his “ reasoning , no elegance in his ...
and excelled by the most abjeet en“ thusiasts ; and if we consider him as a “ prose - writer , he has neither the learning of a scholar , nor the manners of a “ gentleman . " . There is no force in his “ reasoning , no elegance in his ...
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The bishops countenanced and encouraged the universities ; and it was but natural for the universi1 ties in their turn to inculcate that fort of learning ties [ 38 ] given both to schools and universities, as ...
The bishops countenanced and encouraged the universities ; and it was but natural for the universi1 ties in their turn to inculcate that fort of learning ties [ 38 ] given both to schools and universities, as ...
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ties in their turn to inculcate that fort of learning which tended to uphold the episcopal authority , and consequently tó preverit the reformation Milton wished for . “ One of his objections , " says the Doctor , " to academical ...
ties in their turn to inculcate that fort of learning which tended to uphold the episcopal authority , and consequently tó preverit the reformation Milton wished for . “ One of his objections , " says the Doctor , " to academical ...
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... and another , that his motive was only “ zeal for the propagation of learning ; " and all tell what they do not know to “ be true , only to excuse an act which no < wise man will consider as in itself difso graceful .
... and another , that his motive was only “ zeal for the propagation of learning ; " and all tell what they do not know to “ be true , only to excuse an act which no < wise man will consider as in itself difso graceful .
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... the fame industry , alacrity , and " thirst after knowledge , as the instrucs6 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 equalling ...
... the fame industry , alacrity , and " thirst after knowledge , as the instrucs6 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 equalling ...
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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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