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Page 78
... censured , and at last bear so little pro- portion to the whole , that they scarcely deserve the attention of a critick . Such are the faults of that wonderful performance Paradise Lost ; which he who can put in balance with its ...
... censured , and at last bear so little pro- portion to the whole , that they scarcely deserve the attention of a critick . Such are the faults of that wonderful performance Paradise Lost ; which he who can put in balance with its ...
Page 268
... censured it as giving encouragement not only to vice but to crimes , by making a highwayman the hero , and dismissing him at last unpunished . It has been even said , that after the exhibition of the Beggar's Opera the gangs of robbers ...
... censured it as giving encouragement not only to vice but to crimes , by making a highwayman the hero , and dismissing him at last unpunished . It has been even said , that after the exhibition of the Beggar's Opera the gangs of robbers ...
Page 330
... censures ; and with dignity , rather than arrogance , enforces his own claims to kindness and respect . Into this ... censured the conduct of the Ministers . His political partiality was too plainly shewn ; he forgot the prudence with ...
... censures ; and with dignity , rather than arrogance , enforces his own claims to kindness and respect . Into this ... censured the conduct of the Ministers . His political partiality was too plainly shewn ; he forgot the prudence with ...
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Milton | 15 |
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