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Page 81
He was rewarded with a thousand pounds , and his book was much read ; for paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an audience .
He was rewarded with a thousand pounds , and his book was much read ; for paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an audience .
Page 84
To your virtue , over- powering and resistless , every man gives way , except some who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who envy the distinctions of merit greater than their own , or who have yet to learn ...
To your virtue , over- powering and resistless , every man gives way , except some who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who envy the distinctions of merit greater than their own , or who have yet to learn ...
Page 89
... was constrained to resign : the system of extemporary government , which had been held together only by force , naturally fell into fragments when that force was taken away ; and Milton saw himself and his cause in equal danger .
... was constrained to resign : the system of extemporary government , which had been held together only by force , naturally fell into fragments when that force was taken away ; and Milton saw himself and his cause in equal danger .
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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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