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... and, as his expedition in writing was wonderful, in 1 649 published Defensio
Regis. To this Milton was required to write a sufficient answer; which he
performed (1651) in such a manner, that Hobbes declared himself unable to
decide ...
... and, as his expedition in writing was wonderful, in 1 649 published Defensio
Regis. To this Milton was required to write a sufficient answer; which he
performed (1651) in such a manner, that Hobbes declared himself unable to
decide ...
Page 230
A scribbling beau may imagine a Poet may be induced to write, by the very
pleasure he finds in writing ; but that is seldom, when people are necessitated to
it. I have known men row, and use very hard labour, for diversion, which, 230
LIVES ...
A scribbling beau may imagine a Poet may be induced to write, by the very
pleasure he finds in writing ; but that is seldom, when people are necessitated to
it. I have known men row, and use very hard labour, for diversion, which, 230
LIVES ...
Page 425
'This,' says Steele, 'was particular in this writer, that, when he had taken his
resolution, or made his plan for what he designed to write, he would walk about a
room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease as any one
could ...
'This,' says Steele, 'was particular in this writer, that, when he had taken his
resolution, or made his plan for what he designed to write, he would walk about a
room, and dictate it into language with as much freedom and ease as any one
could ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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