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... and , as his expedition in writing was wonderful , in 1649 published Defensio Regis . To this Milton was required to write a sufficient answer ; which he performed ( 1651 ) in such a manner , that Hobbes declared himself unable to ...
... and , as his expedition in writing was wonderful , in 1649 published Defensio Regis . To this Milton was required to write a sufficient answer ; which he performed ( 1651 ) in such a manner , that Hobbes declared himself unable to ...
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An author has a right to print his own works , and needs not seek an apology in falsehood ; but he that could bear to write the dedication felt no pain in writing the preface . Aureng Zebe is a tragedy founded on the actions of a great ...
An author has a right to print his own works , and needs not seek an apology in falsehood ; but he that could bear to write the dedication felt no pain in writing the preface . Aureng Zebe is a tragedy founded on the actions of a great ...
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As a writer he had this peculiarity , that he did not write his pieces first rudely , and then correct them , but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar , that he could not ...
As a writer he had this peculiarity , that he did not write his pieces first rudely , and then correct them , but laboured every line as it arose in the train of composition ; and he had a notion not very peculiar , that he could not ...
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Contents
Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
Copyright | |
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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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