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But , whatever be the advantage of rhyme , I cannot prevail on 7 myself to wish that Milton had been a rhymer ; for I cannot wish his work to be other than it is ; yet , like other heroes , he is to be admired rather than imitated .
But , whatever be the advantage of rhyme , I cannot prevail on 7 myself to wish that Milton had been a rhymer ; for I cannot wish his work to be other than it is ; yet , like other heroes , he is to be admired rather than imitated .
Page 345
To his latter works , however , he took care to annex names dignified with titles , but was not very happy in his choice ; for , except Lord Bathurst , none of his noble friends were such as that a good man would wish to have his ...
To his latter works , however , he took care to annex names dignified with titles , but was not very happy in his choice ; for , except Lord Bathurst , none of his noble friends were such as that a good man would wish to have his ...
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Love and Honour is derived from the old ballad , Did you not hear of a Spanish Lady — I wish it well enough to wish it were in rhyme . The School - mistress , of which I know not what claim it has to stand among the Moral Works ...
Love and Honour is derived from the old ballad , Did you not hear of a Spanish Lady — I wish it well enough to wish it were in rhyme . The School - mistress , of which I know not what claim it has to stand among the Moral Works ...
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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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