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... Milton that posed him the real problem . He admired Milton's poetic gift ; regretted that it was so often ( by his standards ) misused ; detested the polemical Milton , the Milton of the prose pamphlets with all their cruelty and ...
... Milton that posed him the real problem . He admired Milton's poetic gift ; regretted that it was so often ( by his standards ) misused ; detested the polemical Milton , the Milton of the prose pamphlets with all their cruelty and ...
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... Milton , the curiosity of mankind has not forborne to inquire the reason . Burnet thinks he was forgotten ; but this ... Milton . When the turn of success brought Milton into the like danger , Davenant repaid the benefit by appearing in ...
... Milton , the curiosity of mankind has not forborne to inquire the reason . Burnet thinks he was forgotten ; but this ... Milton . When the turn of success brought Milton into the like danger , Davenant repaid the benefit by appearing in ...
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... Milton . What he has told us , and we cannot now know more , is , that he composed much of his poem in the night and morning , I suppose before his mind was disturbed with common business ; and that he poured ... Milton 76 1608-1674 MILTON.
... Milton . What he has told us , and we cannot now know more , is , that he composed much of his poem in the night and morning , I suppose before his mind was disturbed with common business ; and that he poured ... Milton 76 1608-1674 MILTON.
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