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Page 119
... characters . The characters in the Paradise Lost , which admit of examination , are those of angels and of man ; of ... character can justify , because no good man would will- ingly permit them to pass , however transiently , through ...
... characters . The characters in the Paradise Lost , which admit of examination , are those of angels and of man ; of ... character can justify , because no good man would will- ingly permit them to pass , however transiently , through ...
Page 427
... character , nothing will be found but purity and excellence . Knowledge of mankind indeed , less extensive than that of Addison , will shew , that to write , and to live , are very different . Many who praise virtue , do no more than ...
... character , nothing will be found but purity and excellence . Knowledge of mankind indeed , less extensive than that of Addison , will shew , that to write , and to live , are very different . Many who praise virtue , do no more than ...
Page 428
... character , above all Greek , above all Roman fame . No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure , separated mirth from indecency , and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession ...
... character , above all Greek , above all Roman fame . No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure , separated mirth from indecency , and wit from licentiousness ; of having taught a succession ...
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