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REMARKS ON JOHNSON'S LIFE OF MILTON. - Page 270
by Francis Blackburne - 1780 - 381 pages
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The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature ..., Volume 14

Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...the more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise ; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 14

Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 446 pages
...the more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise ; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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A History of English Literature

E. J. Mathew - 1901 - 556 pages
...more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise ; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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Areopagitica: A Speech to the Parliament of England for the Liberty of ...

John Milton - 1905 - 224 pages
...more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise ; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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Essays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantis

Francis Bacon, John Milton, Sir Thomas Browne - 1909 - 348 pages
...more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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Free Press Anthology

1909 - 284 pages
...more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise ; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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English Prose (1137-1890)

John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 572 pages
...more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a cop1mon steadfast...
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Areopagitica

John Milton - 1927 - 64 pages
...death.tbe more forro w will belong to that tuples race of men , whofe misfortune it is to have undemanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn , or care to be...flothfull, to be a common ftedfaft dunce will be the only pleaiant life» and only in requeft. And as it is a particular d iftftccm of every knowing perlón...
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Areopagitica

John Milton - 1927 - 60 pages
...more forrow will belong to that baples race of men , whofe misfortune it is to have underloading . Henceforth let no man care to learn , or care to be...for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and (lothfull, to be a common ftedfaft dunce will be the only pleaiant life, and only in requeft. And as...
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Areopagitica and Other Prose Writings by John Milton

John Milton - 1927 - 208 pages
...more sorrow will belong to that hapless race of men, whose misfortune it is to have understanding. Henceforth let no man care to learn, or care to be more than worldly wise; for certainly in higher matters to be ignorant and slothful, to be a common steadfast...
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