The Life of John MiltonThe author in this new biography of Milton sees the man whole, and in doing so enhances our understanding not only of his character but also of his poetry. |
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... reasons for turning back were ones of dejection over his dead friend , one still has to explain why he did not come ... reason for cutting his time short.'12 The notion that Milton was at least facing north rather than south after he ...
... reasons for turning back were ones of dejection over his dead friend , one still has to explain why he did not come ... reason for cutting his time short.'12 The notion that Milton was at least facing north rather than south after he ...
Page 95
... reason , Thomas Agar proposed that Milton should take charge of his two young nephews , Agar's stepsons , John and Edward Phillips , aged eight and nine years old . Johnson mocks famously at the man ' who hastens home because his ...
... reason , Thomas Agar proposed that Milton should take charge of his two young nephews , Agar's stepsons , John and Edward Phillips , aged eight and nine years old . Johnson mocks famously at the man ' who hastens home because his ...
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... Reason was God - given . Cardinal Newman was never less Miltonic than when he asked ' What is reason itself but a product of the Fall ? ' Freedom of mind and expression was , therefore , to Milton , not merely something worth claiming ...
... Reason was God - given . Cardinal Newman was never less Miltonic than when he asked ' What is reason itself but a product of the Fall ? ' Freedom of mind and expression was , therefore , to Milton , not merely something worth claiming ...
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