The Paradise Lost: With Notes, Explanatory and CriticalA.S. Barnes & Company, 1850 |
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... reader , as to be almost painful . The most amazing copiousness of learning is sublimated into all his concep- tions and descriptions . His learning never oppressed his imagination ; and his imagination never obliterated or dimmed his ...
... reader , as to be almost painful . The most amazing copiousness of learning is sublimated into all his concep- tions and descriptions . His learning never oppressed his imagination ; and his imagination never obliterated or dimmed his ...
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... reader admires and lays down . and forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure . We read Milton for in- struction , retire harrassed and overburdened , and look elsewhere ...
... reader admires and lays down . and forgets to take up again . None ever wished it longer than it is Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure . We read Milton for in- struction , retire harrassed and overburdened , and look elsewhere ...
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... READER contains progressive selections from a wide range of the very best German authors , including three complete plays , which are usually purchased in separate form for advanced students who have com- pleted the ordinary Reader . It ...
... READER contains progressive selections from a wide range of the very best German authors , including three complete plays , which are usually purchased in separate form for advanced students who have com- pleted the ordinary Reader . It ...
Contents
Apostrophe to Light | 1 |
The intercession of the Son of God in their behalf | 22 |
The Almighty Father surveying the whole creation | 118 |
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