Lives of The English Poets Volume I1961 |
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Page 118
... Milton ; the moral of other poems is incidental and con- sequent ; in Milton's only it is essential and intrinsick . His purpose was the most useful and the most arduous ; to vindicate the ways of God to man ; to shew the reasonable ...
... Milton ; the moral of other poems is incidental and con- sequent ; in Milton's only it is essential and intrinsick . His purpose was the most useful and the most arduous ; to vindicate the ways of God to man ; to shew the reasonable ...
Page 131
... Milton could prefer the ancient tragedies , with their encumbrance of a chorus , to the exhibitions of the French and English stages ; and it is only by a blind confidence in the reputation of Milton , that a drama can be praised in ...
... Milton could prefer the ancient tragedies , with their encumbrance of a chorus , to the exhibitions of the French and English stages ; and it is only by a blind confidence in the reputation of Milton , that a drama can be praised in ...
Page 223
... Milton's phrase to the gross incidents of common life , and even adapt it with more art , which would not be difficult , must yet expect but a small part of the praise which Philips has obtained ; he can only hope to be considered as ...
... Milton's phrase to the gross incidents of common life , and even adapt it with more art , which would not be difficult , must yet expect but a small part of the praise which Philips has obtained ; he can only hope to be considered as ...
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