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The Spectator - Page 70
1738
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Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Volume 1

John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...related in Scriptare. Betides it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dafh the truth with fittion, as they were in no danger of offending the religion of their...own invention. And, indeed, notwithftanding all the reftraints he was under, he has filled his ftory with fo many furprifmg incidents, which bear fo clofe...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books, Volume 1

John Milton - 1750 - 666 pages
...related in Scripture. Befides it was eaiier for Homer and Virgil to dafh the truth with fiction, as they were in no danger of offending the religion of their...upon which to raife his poem, but was alfo obliged ro proceed with the greateft caution in every thing that he added out of his own invention. And, indeed,...
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...offending the Religion of their Country by it. But as for Milton, he had not only a very few Circumfiances upon which to raife his Poem, but was alfo obliged...own Invention. And, indeed, notwithftanding all the Reftraints he was under, he has filled his Story with fo many furprifmg Incidents, which bear fo clofe...
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A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton: To which is Prefixed ...

William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...related in Scripture. Befides, it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dafh the Trath with Fiftion, as they were in no Danger of offending the Religion of their...it. But as for Milton, he had not only a very few Circumllances upon which to raife his Poem, but was allb obliged to proceed with the greateil Caution...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. The Sixth ...

John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...Scripture. Befides it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dalh the trjuh with iiclion, g 4 as »s they were in no danger of offending the religion of their country by it. But as for Milton, he had not ciily a very few circumftances upon which to raiie his poem, but was alfo obliged to proceed with the...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...in Scripture : he fides, it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dafh the truth with fiction, as they were in no danger of offending the religion of their...caution in every thing that he added out of his own inven> tion. And, indeed, notwithftanding all the reflraints he was under, he has filled his ftory...
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The Spectator, Volume 4

1778 - 336 pages
...related in fcripture. Befides, it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dam the truth with fiction, as they were in no danger of offending the religion of their...it. But as for Milton, he had not only a very few circumttances upon which to raife his poem, but was alfo obliged to proceed with the greateft caution...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...related in Scripture. Bcfides, it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dafh the truth with fiflion, as they were in no danger of offending the religion of their...circumftances upon which to raife his poem, but was alfo <^!iged to proceed with the grcateft caution in every thing that he added out of his x>wn invention....
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1793 - 620 pages
...related in fcripture. Befides, it was eafier for Homer and Virgil to dad) the truth with union, as they were in no danger of offending the religion of their country by it.* Spectator, № 167. low low os to go beyond the bounds of written revelation ? and when We thus prefume...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...very few ciiiumstances upon which to raise his poem, but was also obliged to proceed with the greatest caution in every thing that he added out of his own invention. And, indeed, notwithstanding all tin; restraints he was under, he has filled his story with so many surprizing incidents,...
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