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Of this the author was not known ; but Milton and his nephew Philips , under whose name he published an answer so much corrected by him that it might be called his own , imputed it to Bramhal ; ť and , knowing him no friend to regicides ...
Of this the author was not known ; but Milton and his nephew Philips , under whose name he published an answer so much corrected by him that it might be called his own , imputed it to Bramhal ; ť and , knowing him no friend to regicides ...
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pretence not now known , in the custody of the serjeant * in December ; and , when he was released , upon his refusal of the fees demanded , he and the serjeant were called before the House . He was now safe within the shade of oblivion ...
pretence not now known , in the custody of the serjeant * in December ; and , when he was released , upon his refusal of the fees demanded , he and the serjeant were called before the House . He was now safe within the shade of oblivion ...
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The commencement of this benevolence is very honourable to Quin ; who is reported to have delivered Thomson , then known to him only for his genius , from an arrest , by a very considerable present ; and its continuance is honourable to ...
The commencement of this benevolence is very honourable to Quin ; who is reported to have delivered Thomson , then known to him only for his genius , from an arrest , by a very considerable present ; and its continuance is honourable to ...
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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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