The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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... side of the Mufti or the grand Lama , of the wild demagogues of Athens or the ferocious tribunes of Rome , I would instantly recognise and embrace her . As I find her , b however , or find a strong and bright resem- blance PREFACE . ix.
... side of the Mufti or the grand Lama , of the wild demagogues of Athens or the ferocious tribunes of Rome , I would instantly recognise and embrace her . As I find her , b however , or find a strong and bright resem- blance PREFACE . ix.
Page 91
... that escaped by foresight of the tempest . With him I had often much chat of those affairs into which he took pleasure to look back from his native harbour ; and at my depart- 6 ure towards Rome , which had been the cen- LIFE OF MILTON .
... that escaped by foresight of the tempest . With him I had often much chat of those affairs into which he took pleasure to look back from his native harbour ; and at my depart- 6 ure towards Rome , which had been the cen- LIFE OF MILTON .
Page 92
Charles Symmons. 6 ure towards Rome , which had been the cen- tre of his experience , I had won confidence enough to beg his advice , how I might carry myself securely there , without offence of others , or of mine own conscience ...
Charles Symmons. 6 ure towards Rome , which had been the cen- tre of his experience , I had won confidence enough to beg his advice , how I might carry myself securely there , without offence of others , or of mine own conscience ...
Page 97
... Rome , with the banks of her Tiber , could so entirely detain him , as to prevent him from visiting with fondness the vale of the Arno and the hills of Fesolé . " During this visit to Florence , he saw the great Galileo , and conversed ...
... Rome , with the banks of her Tiber , could so entirely detain him , as to prevent him from visiting with fondness the vale of the Arno and the hills of Fesolé . " During this visit to Florence , he saw the great Galileo , and conversed ...
Page 98
... Rome . In this city of old and of modern renown , the mistress of the world , at one time , by her arms and laws , and of Europe , at another , by her policy and the engine of perverted religion , he passed two months in the con ...
... Rome . In this city of old and of modern renown , the mistress of the world , at one time , by her arms and laws , and of Europe , at another , by her policy and the engine of perverted religion , he passed two months in the con ...
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