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... his own qualifications ; and , as his expedition in writing was wonderful , in 1649 pub- lished Defensio Regis . To this Milton was required to write a sufficient answer ; which he performed ( 1651 ) in such a manner , that Hobbes ...
... his own qualifications ; and , as his expedition in writing was wonderful , in 1649 pub- lished Defensio Regis . To this Milton was required to write a sufficient answer ; which he performed ( 1651 ) in such a manner , that Hobbes ...
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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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This , ' says Steele , ' was particular in this writer , that , when he had taken his resolution , or made his plan for what he designed to write , he would walk about a room , and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease ...
This , ' says Steele , ' was particular in this writer , that , when he had taken his resolution , or made his plan for what he designed to write , he would walk about a room , and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease ...
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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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