Critical and Historical Essays, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854 |
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Page 11
... complete examination of the poetry of Milton . The public has long been agreed as to the merit of the most remarkable passages , the incomparable harmony of the numbers , and the excellence of that style , which no rival has been able ...
... complete examination of the poetry of Milton . The public has long been agreed as to the merit of the most remarkable passages , the incomparable harmony of the numbers , and the excellence of that style , which no rival has been able ...
Page 14
... complete success . The Greek Drama , on the model of which the Samson was written , sprang from the Ode . The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus , and naturally partook of its character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian ...
... complete success . The Greek Drama , on the model of which the Samson was written , sprang from the Ode . The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus , and naturally partook of its character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian ...
Page 32
... complete sub- jection of reason to authority , a weak preference of form to substance , a childish passion for mummeries , an idolatrous veneration for the priestly character , and , above all , a merciless intolerance . This , how ...
... complete sub- jection of reason to authority , a weak preference of form to substance , a childish passion for mummeries , an idolatrous veneration for the priestly character , and , above all , a merciless intolerance . This , how ...
Page 47
... complete vindication of those who exerted themselves to uphold his authority . His death dis- solved the whole frame of society . The army rose against the parliament , the different corps of the army against each other . Sect raved ...
... complete vindication of those who exerted themselves to uphold his authority . His death dis- solved the whole frame of society . The army rose against the parliament , the different corps of the army against each other . Sect raved ...
Page 148
... complete reconciliation , and that the more violent , or , as it soon appeared , the more judicious members of the popular party were fast declining in credit . The Remonstrance had been carried with great difficulty . The ...
... complete reconciliation , and that the more violent , or , as it soon appeared , the more judicious members of the popular party were fast declining in credit . The Remonstrance had been carried with great difficulty . The ...
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