A Familiar Explanation of the Poetical Works of Milton. To which is Prefixed Addison's Criticism on "Paradis Lost". With a Preface by DoddJ & R. Tonson, 1762 - 144 pages |
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... fent were Terms of Weight , Of hard Contents , and full of Force urg'd Home ; Such as we might perceive amus'd them all , And ftumbled many : who receives them right , Had need from Head to Foot well understand ; Not understood , this ...
... fent were Terms of Weight , Of hard Contents , and full of Force urg'd Home ; Such as we might perceive amus'd them all , And ftumbled many : who receives them right , Had need from Head to Foot well understand ; Not understood , this ...
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... fent univerfally exploded by all the Masters of polite Writing . THE laft Fault which I fhall take notice of in Milton's Stile , is the frequent Ufe of what the Learned call Technical Words , or Terms of Art . It is one of the greatest ...
... fent univerfally exploded by all the Masters of polite Writing . THE laft Fault which I fhall take notice of in Milton's Stile , is the frequent Ufe of what the Learned call Technical Words , or Terms of Art . It is one of the greatest ...
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... fent A Shout that tore Hell's Concave , and beyond Frighted the Reign of Chaos and old Night . THE Review which the Leader makes of his In- fernal Army : -He thro ' the armed files Darts his experienc'd eye , and foon traverse The whole ...
... fent A Shout that tore Hell's Concave , and beyond Frighted the Reign of Chaos and old Night . THE Review which the Leader makes of his In- fernal Army : -He thro ' the armed files Darts his experienc'd eye , and foon traverse The whole ...
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... fent Pofture of Affair . Accordingly he declares him- felf abruptly for War , and appears incenfed at his Companions for lofing fo much Time as even to de- liberate upon it . All his Sentiments are rafh , audacious and defperate . Such ...
... fent Pofture of Affair . Accordingly he declares him- felf abruptly for War , and appears incenfed at his Companions for lofing fo much Time as even to de- liberate upon it . All his Sentiments are rafh , audacious and defperate . Such ...
Page 140
... fent propitious , fome great Good Prefaging , fince with Sorrow and Heart's Diftrefs Wearied I fell asleep : But now lead on ; In me is no Delay : With thee to go Is to stay here ; without thee here to flay Is to go hence unwilling ...
... fent propitious , fome great Good Prefaging , fince with Sorrow and Heart's Diftrefs Wearied I fell asleep : But now lead on ; In me is no Delay : With thee to go Is to stay here ; without thee here to flay Is to go hence unwilling ...
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