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... tion was attempted by the learned Usher ; and to the Confuta- tion Milton published a Reply , intituled , Of Prelatical Episcopacy , and whether it may be deduced from the Apostolical Times , by virtue of those testimonies which are ...
... tion was attempted by the learned Usher ; and to the Confuta- tion Milton published a Reply , intituled , Of Prelatical Episcopacy , and whether it may be deduced from the Apostolical Times , by virtue of those testimonies which are ...
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... tion . The dispute between the Lady and Comus is the most animated and affecting scene of the drama , and wants nothing but a brisker reciprocation of objections and replies , to invite attention , and detain it . The songs are vigorous ...
... tion . The dispute between the Lady and Comus is the most animated and affecting scene of the drama , and wants nothing but a brisker reciprocation of objections and replies , to invite attention , and detain it . The songs are vigorous ...
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... tion of his own mind , which , in the greatest throng of his former business , had still called upon him , and represented to him the true delights of solitary studies , of temperate pleasures , and a moderate revenue below the malice ...
... tion of his own mind , which , in the greatest throng of his former business , had still called upon him , and represented to him the true delights of solitary studies , of temperate pleasures , and a moderate revenue below the malice ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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