The Life of John MiltonNichols and Son, 1806 - 566 pages |
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... truth ; and , not professing himself to be exempt from those prejudices , which cling to every human being , he has been studious to prevent them from disturbing the rectitude of his line , or from throwing their false tints upon his ...
... truth ; and , not professing himself to be exempt from those prejudices , which cling to every human being , he has been studious to prevent them from disturbing the rectitude of his line , or from throwing their false tints upon his ...
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... truth . The lines , supposed to contain the proof in question , are the following , which have been so frequently cited from the first of his ele- gies to his friend , C. Deodati : Jam nec arundiferum mihi cura revisere Camum ; Nec ...
... truth . The lines , supposed to contain the proof in question , are the following , which have been so frequently cited from the first of his ele- gies to his friend , C. Deodati : Jam nec arundiferum mihi cura revisere Camum ; Nec ...
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... truth , A cautious parent , or a spendthrift youth : A lover , or a peaceful son of war ; - Or , bawling the base jargon of the bar , Pompous , and pregnant with a ten - years ' cause , - The prating , puzzled pleader of the laws ...
... truth , A cautious parent , or a spendthrift youth : A lover , or a peaceful son of war ; - Or , bawling the base jargon of the bar , Pompous , and pregnant with a ten - years ' cause , - The prating , puzzled pleader of the laws ...
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... truth , That I to manhood am arrived so neere , And inward ripenesse doth much lesse appear , That some more tymely - happie spirits indu'th . Yet be it lesse or more , or soone or slow , It shall be still in strictest measure even To ...
... truth , That I to manhood am arrived so neere , And inward ripenesse doth much lesse appear , That some more tymely - happie spirits indu'th . Yet be it lesse or more , or soone or slow , It shall be still in strictest measure even To ...
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... truth . With him it was made the vehicle of pure poetry , carrying the most ' sublime mo- Comus was acted at Drury Lane on march 4 , 1728 , and was represented with much applause for several successive nights . reptur rality in her ...
... truth . With him it was made the vehicle of pure poetry , carrying the most ' sublime mo- Comus was acted at Drury Lane on march 4 , 1728 , and was represented with much applause for several successive nights . reptur rality in her ...
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