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He was rewarded with a thousand pounds , and his book was much read ; for paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an audience .
He was rewarded with a thousand pounds , and his book was much read ; for paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an audience .
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To your virtue , overpowering and resistless , every man gives way , except some who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who envy the distinctions of merit greater than their own , or who have yet to learn ...
To your virtue , overpowering and resistless , every man gives way , except some who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who envy the distinctions of merit greater than their own , or who have yet to learn ...
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... fell into fragments when that force was taken away ; and Milton saw himself and his cause in equal danger . But he had still hope of doing something . He wrote letters , which Toland has published , to such men as he thought friends ...
... fell into fragments when that force was taken away ; and Milton saw himself and his cause in equal danger . But he had still hope of doing something . He wrote letters , which Toland has published , to such men as he thought friends ...
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Contents
Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Robert Montagu |
| Publisher | Folio Society, 1965 |
| Length | 420 pages |
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