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Page 68
Milton's acquaintance with the Italian writers may be discovered by a mixture of longer and shorter verses ... From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with particular dili- gence studied the language and literature : and ...
Milton's acquaintance with the Italian writers may be discovered by a mixture of longer and shorter verses ... From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with particular dili- gence studied the language and literature : and ...
Page 403
He stayed a year at Blois , probably to learn the French language ; and then pro- mceeded in his journey to Italy , which he surveyed with the eyes of a poet . While he was travelling at leisure , he was far from t being idle ; for he ...
He stayed a year at Blois , probably to learn the French language ; and then pro- mceeded in his journey to Italy , which he surveyed with the eyes of a poet . While he was travelling at leisure , he was far from t being idle ; for he ...
Page 451
... and seem ntended to oppose or exclude the Italian opera , an exotick and irrational entertainment , which has been ... a writer whose satirical vein cost him his life n Italy ; but who never , I believe , found many readers n this ...
... and seem ntended to oppose or exclude the Italian opera , an exotick and irrational entertainment , which has been ... a writer whose satirical vein cost him his life n Italy ; but who never , I believe , found many readers n this ...
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