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... Paradise Lost , and , having perused it , said to him , " Thou hast said a great deal upon Paradise Lost ; what hast thou to say upon Paradise Found ? ' Next year , when the danger of infection had ceased , he re- turned to Bunhill ...
... Paradise Lost , and , having perused it , said to him , " Thou hast said a great deal upon Paradise Lost ; what hast thou to say upon Paradise Found ? ' Next year , when the danger of infection had ceased , he re- turned to Bunhill ...
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... Paradise Lost ( 1667 ) , he published his History of England , comprising the whole fable of Geoffry of Monmouth , and continued to the Norman invasion . Why he should have given the first part , which he seems not to believe , and ...
... Paradise Lost ( 1667 ) , he published his History of England , comprising the whole fable of Geoffry of Monmouth , and continued to the Norman invasion . Why he should have given the first part , which he seems not to believe , and ...
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... Paradise Lost , for faults and defects every work of man must have , it is the business of impartial criticism to discover . As , in displaying the excellence of Milton , I have not made long quotations , because of selecting beauties ...
... Paradise Lost , for faults and defects every work of man must have , it is the business of impartial criticism to discover . As , in displaying the excellence of Milton , I have not made long quotations , because of selecting beauties ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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