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Page 76
Milton was too busy to much miss his wife : he pursued his studies ; and now and
then visited the Lady Margaret Leigh, whom he has mentioned in one of his
sonnets. At last Michaelmas arrived ; but the lady had no inclination to return to
the ...
Milton was too busy to much miss his wife : he pursued his studies ; and now and
then visited the Lady Margaret Leigh, whom he has mentioned in one of his
sonnets. At last Michaelmas arrived ; but the lady had no inclination to return to
the ...
Page 196
Then, 'On a braid of divers colours woven by four fair Ladies' : 'On a tree cut in
paper' : or, 'To a Lady, from whom he received the copy of verses on the paper-
tree, which for many years had been missing.' Genius now and then produces ...
Then, 'On a braid of divers colours woven by four fair Ladies' : 'On a tree cut in
paper' : or, 'To a Lady, from whom he received the copy of verses on the paper-
tree, which for many years had been missing.' Genius now and then produces ...
Page 273
The lord Halifax likewise sent to the lady Elizabeth and Mr. Charles Dryden her
son, that, if they would give him leave to bury Mr. Dryden, he would inter him with
a gentleman's private funeral, and afterwards bestow five hundred pounds on a ...
The lord Halifax likewise sent to the lady Elizabeth and Mr. Charles Dryden her
son, that, if they would give him leave to bury Mr. Dryden, he would inter him with
a gentleman's private funeral, and afterwards bestow five hundred pounds on a ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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