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Page 136
... reader feels himself in captivity to a higher and a nobler mind , and criticism sinks in admiration . Milton's style was not modified by his subject : what is shown with greater extent in Paradise Lost , 136 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... reader feels himself in captivity to a higher and a nobler mind , and criticism sinks in admiration . Milton's style was not modified by his subject : what is shown with greater extent in Paradise Lost , 136 LIVES OF THE POETS.
Page 236
... admired , because , to write it , the author must be master of two of the most different talents in nature . A talent ... Admiration and laughter are of such opposite natures , that they are seldom created by the same person . The man of ...
... admired , because , to write it , the author must be master of two of the most different talents in nature . A talent ... Admiration and laughter are of such opposite natures , that they are seldom created by the same person . The man of ...
Page 443
... admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had conversed with many distinct classes ...
... admired by Stella ; and Swift seems to approve her admiration . His works will supply some information . It appears from his various pictures of the world , that , with all his bashfulness , he had conversed with many distinct classes ...
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