Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewLongman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862 |
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... whole was wrapped up in an envelope , superscribed To Mr. Skinner , Merchant . On examination , the large manuscript proved to be the long lost Essay on the Doctrines of Christianity , which , according to Wood and Toland , Milton ...
... whole was wrapped up in an envelope , superscribed To Mr. Skinner , Merchant . On examination , the large manuscript proved to be the long lost Essay on the Doctrines of Christianity , which , according to Wood and Toland , Milton ...
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... whole web of his mind . He must unlearn much of that knowledge which has perhaps constituted hitherto his chief title to superiority . His very talents will be a hindrance to him . His difficulties will be proportioned to his ...
... whole web of his mind . He must unlearn much of that knowledge which has perhaps constituted hitherto his chief title to superiority . His very talents will be a hindrance to him . His difficulties will be proportioned to his ...
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... whole superincumbent mass with its own heat and radiance . It is not our intention to attempt any thing like a complete examination of the poetry of Milton . The public has long been agreed as to the merit of the most remarkable ...
... whole superincumbent mass with its own heat and radiance . It is not our intention to attempt any thing like a complete examination of the poetry of Milton . The public has long been agreed as to the merit of the most remarkable ...
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... whole upon himself , and sets the images in so clear a light , that it is impossible to be blind to them . The works of Milton cannot be comprehended or enjoyed , unless the mind of the reader co - operate with that of the writer . He ...
... whole upon himself , and sets the images in so clear a light , that it is impossible to be blind to them . The works of Milton cannot be comprehended or enjoyed , unless the mind of the reader co - operate with that of the writer . He ...
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... whole rout of Satyrs and Goblins . If ever despondency and asperity could be excused in any man , they might have been excused in Milton . But the strength of his mind overcame every calamity . Neither blindness , nor gout , nor age ...
... whole rout of Satyrs and Goblins . If ever despondency and asperity could be excused in any man , they might have been excused in Milton . But the strength of his mind overcame every calamity . Neither blindness , nor gout , nor age ...
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