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... John Wesley mentions this as a common opinion . " Of all the Poems which have hitherto appeared in the World , in whatever Age or Nation , " he writes , carefully weighing his words , " the Preference has generally been given , by ...
... John Wesley mentions this as a common opinion . " Of all the Poems which have hitherto appeared in the World , in whatever Age or Nation , " he writes , carefully weighing his words , " the Preference has generally been given , by ...
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... John Newbery's Art of Poetry on a New Plan ( 1762 ) , ii . 318 , 326. Similarly , Daniel Neal , in his History of the Puritans ( 1738 , iv . 466–7 ) , speaks of Milton's " incomparable Poem . . . in which he manifested such a wonderful ...
... John Newbery's Art of Poetry on a New Plan ( 1762 ) , ii . 318 , 326. Similarly , Daniel Neal , in his History of the Puritans ( 1738 , iv . 466–7 ) , speaks of Milton's " incomparable Poem . . . in which he manifested such a wonderful ...
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... John Duncombe's Ode to John , Earl of Corke ( 1757 ) , in his Works of Horace , 1767 , ii . 239 ( Good , p . 82 ) : Though foremost in the Lists of Fame We matchless Millon place . 1 The total number of poems which I have found to be ...
... John Duncombe's Ode to John , Earl of Corke ( 1757 ) , in his Works of Horace , 1767 , ii . 239 ( Good , p . 82 ) : Though foremost in the Lists of Fame We matchless Millon place . 1 The total number of poems which I have found to be ...
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... John Duncombe's ode to the Earl of Corke ( see above , p . 8 , n . 6 ) , where " matchless Milton " is " foremost in the Lists of Fame , " though Pope will long " the Muse's Annals grace . " " We still prefer the extravagant beauties of ...
... John Duncombe's ode to the Earl of Corke ( see above , p . 8 , n . 6 ) , where " matchless Milton " is " foremost in the Lists of Fame , " though Pope will long " the Muse's Annals grace . " " We still prefer the extravagant beauties of ...
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... John Hughes ought not to be included among the Augus- tans , though he contributed to the Tatler , Spectator , and Guardian and persuaded Addison to put Cato on the stage . He was , at any rate , a great admirer of Milton's chief poem ...
... John Hughes ought not to be included among the Augus- tans , though he contributed to the Tatler , Spectator , and Guardian and persuaded Addison to put Cato on the stage . He was , at any rate , a great admirer of Milton's chief poem ...
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