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... poem be strictly one , whether the poem can be properly termed heroic , and who is the hero , are raised by such readers as draw their principles of judgment rather from books than from reason . Milton , though he entitled Paradise Lost ...
... poem be strictly one , whether the poem can be properly termed heroic , and who is the hero , are raised by such readers as draw their principles of judgment rather from books than from reason . Milton , though he entitled Paradise Lost ...
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... poem is written with great diligence , yet does not fully answer the expectation raised by such sub- jects and such ... poem on the war with Spain ; perhaps such a beginning is natural , and could not be avoided without affectation ...
... poem is written with great diligence , yet does not fully answer the expectation raised by such sub- jects and such ... poem on the war with Spain ; perhaps such a beginning is natural , and could not be avoided without affectation ...
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... poem he has not been able to forbear one touch upon the cruelty of his mother , which , though remarkably delicate and tender , is a proof how deep an impression it ... poem so diligently laboured , and so suc- LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS 157.
... poem he has not been able to forbear one touch upon the cruelty of his mother , which , though remarkably delicate and tender , is a proof how deep an impression it ... poem so diligently laboured , and so suc- LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS 157.
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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