The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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... father , John , who was the son disinherited , had recourse for his support to the profession of a scrivener . He was a man eminent for his skill in music , many of his compositions being still to be found ; and his reputation in his ...
... father , John , who was the son disinherited , had recourse for his support to the profession of a scrivener . He was a man eminent for his skill in music , many of his compositions being still to be found ; and his reputation in his ...
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... father's house , at the Spread - Eagle in Bread - Street , Dec. 9 , 1608 , be- tween six and seven in the morning . His father appears to have been very solicitous about his edu- cation ; for he was instructed at first by private tui ...
... father's house , at the Spread - Eagle in Bread - Street , Dec. 9 , 1608 , be- tween six and seven in the morning . His father appears to have been very solicitous about his edu- cation ; for he was instructed at first by private tui ...
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... . When he left the university he returned to his father , then residing at Horton in Buckinghamshire , with whom he lived five years , in which time he is said to have read all the Greek and Latin writers 10 THE LIFE OF MILTON .
... . When he left the university he returned to his father , then residing at Horton in Buckinghamshire , with whom he lived five years , in which time he is said to have read all the Greek and Latin writers 10 THE LIFE OF MILTON .
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... father upon their arrival at his castle , Milton , at the request of his friend Henry Lawes , who taught music in the family , wrote this masque . Lawes set it to music , and it was acted on Michaelmas night ; the two brothers , the ...
... father upon their arrival at his castle , Milton , at the request of his friend Henry Lawes , who taught music in the family , wrote this masque . Lawes set it to music , and it was acted on Michaelmas night ; the two brothers , the ...
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... father's consent , and Sir Henry Wotton's directions ; with the celebrated precept of prudence , i pensieri stretti , ed il viso sciolto ; thoughts close , and looks loose . ' In 1638 he left England , and went first to Paris ; where ...
... father's consent , and Sir Henry Wotton's directions ; with the celebrated precept of prudence , i pensieri stretti , ed il viso sciolto ; thoughts close , and looks loose . ' In 1638 he left England , and went first to Paris ; where ...
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