The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 1John Macrone, 1835 |
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Page xxii
... rich and ac- complished minds say of him , who could find no true poetry in Lycidas ? Johnson's political hatred to Milton was neither rational nor moral . Milton might carry his love of democracy much too far : I , for one , assuredly ...
... rich and ac- complished minds say of him , who could find no true poetry in Lycidas ? Johnson's political hatred to Milton was neither rational nor moral . Milton might carry his love of democracy much too far : I , for one , assuredly ...
Page xxiv
... rich erudi- tion ; but what he possessed in love and admira- tion he wanted in power . His genius was not strong ; his style was diffuse and languid ; and his constant use of superlative epithets of a vague and trite character gave a ...
... rich erudi- tion ; but what he possessed in love and admira- tion he wanted in power . His genius was not strong ; his style was diffuse and languid ; and his constant use of superlative epithets of a vague and trite character gave a ...
Page xxvi
... rich and in- comparable pencil of Turner , will , I doubt not , secure the public favour to it . He has entered upon the work with the enthusiasm and fellow- feeling of a highly - endowed poetical mind , and in his daring flight has ...
... rich and in- comparable pencil of Turner , will , I doubt not , secure the public favour to it . He has entered upon the work with the enthusiasm and fellow- feeling of a highly - endowed poetical mind , and in his daring flight has ...
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... of com- moners , rich in domains as well as in blood , - who carried more respect and influence than most of the best of modern nobility . Percy , the --- Earl of Northumberland , was immured a prisoner in the 4 LIFE OF MILTON .
... of com- moners , rich in domains as well as in blood , - who carried more respect and influence than most of the best of modern nobility . Percy , the --- Earl of Northumberland , was immured a prisoner in the 4 LIFE OF MILTON .
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... rich . This state of things encouraged those political opinions which Milton's tutor , Young , had pro- bably instilled into him : but his acquaintance with the Countess of Derby at Harefield , and the Earl of Bridgewater , her son - in ...
... rich . This state of things encouraged those political opinions which Milton's tutor , Young , had pro- bably instilled into him : but his acquaintance with the Countess of Derby at Harefield , and the Earl of Bridgewater , her son - in ...
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