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Page 90
Milton was certainly not one of them ; he had only justi- fied what they had done . ... to seize Milton's Defence , and Goodwin's Obstructors of Justice , another book of the same tendency , and burn them by the common hang- man .
Milton was certainly not one of them ; he had only justi- fied what they had done . ... to seize Milton's Defence , and Goodwin's Obstructors of Justice , another book of the same tendency , and burn them by the common hang- man .
Page 91
When the turn of success brought Milton into the like danger , Davenant repaid the benefit by appearing in his favour . Here is a reciprocation of generosity and gratitude so pleasing , that the tale makes its own way to credit .
When the turn of success brought Milton into the like danger , Davenant repaid the benefit by appearing in his favour . Here is a reciprocation of generosity and gratitude so pleasing , that the tale makes its own way to credit .
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Had this poem been written not by Milton , but by some imitator , it would have claimed and received universal praise . If Paradise Regained has been too much depreciated , Sampson Agonistes has in requital been too much admired .
Had this poem been written not by Milton , but by some imitator , it would have claimed and received universal praise . If Paradise Regained has been too much depreciated , Sampson Agonistes has in requital been too much admired .
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of Oxford world's classics Issues 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1952 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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