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His father appears to hav been very solicitous about his education ; for he was in- structed at first by private tuition under the care of Thomas Young , who was afterwards chaplain to the English merchants at Hamburgh ; and of whom we ...
His father appears to hav been very solicitous about his education ; for he was in- structed at first by private tuition under the care of Thomas Young , who was afterwards chaplain to the English merchants at Hamburgh ; and of whom we ...
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After this , Lucifer appears ; after his overthrow , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man . The Chorus prepare resistance at ... Here again may appear Lucifer , relat- ing and insulting in what he had done to the destruction of man .
After this , Lucifer appears ; after his overthrow , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man . The Chorus prepare resistance at ... Here again may appear Lucifer , relat- ing and insulting in what he had done to the destruction of man .
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So is his life described ; but this even tenour appears attainable only in Colleges . He that lives in the world will sometimes have the succession of his practice broken and confused . Visiters , of whom Milton is represented to have ...
So is his life described ; but this even tenour appears attainable only in Colleges . He that lives in the world will sometimes have the succession of his practice broken and confused . Visiters , of whom Milton is represented to have ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volume 83 of Oxford world's classics Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1906 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 493 pages |
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