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meaning ) men , who may be led to think that truth , judgment , and impartiality are small matters , when contrasted with what Dr.Johnson's admirers have thought fit to call , an inimitable elegance of stile and composition .
meaning ) men , who may be led to think that truth , judgment , and impartiality are small matters , when contrasted with what Dr.Johnson's admirers have thought fit to call , an inimitable elegance of stile and composition .
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We have only to add , that it has been thought convenient to fubjoin to these Remarks , new and accurate editions of two of Milton's prose tracts ; viz . his Letter to Mr. Samuel Hartlib on Education , and his Areopagitica .
We have only to add , that it has been thought convenient to fubjoin to these Remarks , new and accurate editions of two of Milton's prose tracts ; viz . his Letter to Mr. Samuel Hartlib on Education , and his Areopagitica .
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... by the Critical Reviewers " that the Doctor's remarks on some of “ our best poets , particularly Milton and “ Waller , whose political opinions by no * For May , 1779 . C 2 « means « means coincided with his own , may be thought [ 19.
... by the Critical Reviewers " that the Doctor's remarks on some of “ our best poets , particularly Milton and “ Waller , whose political opinions by no * For May , 1779 . C 2 « means « means coincided with his own , may be thought [ 19.
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means coincided with his own , may be thought rather too severe . " It was Waller's misfortune ( a misfortune only in the scale of Dr. Johnson ) to be born of a mother who was sister to the illustrious patriot John Hampden , whom . the ...
means coincided with his own , may be thought rather too severe . " It was Waller's misfortune ( a misfortune only in the scale of Dr. Johnson ) to be born of a mother who was sister to the illustrious patriot John Hampden , whom . the ...
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“ .perly have contented myself with the " addition of a few notes to Mr. Fen“ ton's elegant Abridgement ; but that a “ new narrative was thought necessary to 56 the uniformity of this edition * . ” The uniformity of editions is commonly ...
“ .perly have contented myself with the " addition of a few notes to Mr. Fen“ ton's elegant Abridgement ; but that a “ new narrative was thought necessary to 56 the uniformity of this edition * . ” The uniformity of editions is commonly ...
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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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