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Page 164
About this time his first wife died in childbed , having left him three daughters . As
he probably did not much love her , he did not long continue the appearance of
lamenting her ; but after a short time married Catherine , tlie daughter of one ...
About this time his first wife died in childbed , having left him three daughters . As
he probably did not much love her , he did not long continue the appearance of
lamenting her ; but after a short time married Catherine , tlie daughter of one ...
Page 196
By Mr. Richardson's relation , casually conveyed , much regard cannot be
claiıncd . That , in his intellectual hour , Milton called for his daughter to secure
what came , may be questioned ; for unluckily it happens to be known that his
daughters ...
By Mr. Richardson's relation , casually conveyed , much regard cannot be
claiıncd . That , in his intellectual hour , Milton called for his daughter to secure
what came , may be questioned ; for unluckily it happens to be known that his
daughters ...
Page 215
He fold his library before his death , and left his family fifteen hundred pounds ,
on which his widow laid hold , and only gave one hundred to each of his
daughters . His literature was unquestionably great . He read all the languages
which are ...
He fold his library before his death , and left his family fifteen hundred pounds ,
on which his widow laid hold , and only gave one hundred to each of his
daughters . His literature was unquestionably great . He read all the languages
which are ...
Page 220
Ilis brother , Sir Christopher , had two daughters , Mary and Catherine * ; and a
fon Thomas , who succeeded Agar in the Crownoffice , and left a daughter living
in 1749 in Grosvenor - street . Milton had children only by his first wife ; Anne ...
Ilis brother , Sir Christopher , had two daughters , Mary and Catherine * ; and a
fon Thomas , who succeeded Agar in the Crownoffice , and left a daughter living
in 1749 in Grosvenor - street . Milton had children only by his first wife ; Anne ...
Page 221
It is not likely that Milton required any paffage to be so much repeated as that his
daughter could learn it ; nor likely that he desired the initial lines to be read at all ;
nor that the daughter , weary of the drudgery of pronouncing unideal sounds ...
It is not likely that Milton required any paffage to be so much repeated as that his
daughter could learn it ; nor likely that he desired the initial lines to be read at all ;
nor that the daughter , weary of the drudgery of pronouncing unideal sounds ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1790 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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