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... persons ; such as Justice , Mercy , Faith . Of the Tragedy or Mystery of Paradise Lost there are two plans : The Persons Michael . Chorus of Angels . Heavenly Love . Lucifer . Adam , Eve , with the Serpent . Conscience . Moses . The ...
... persons ; such as Justice , Mercy , Faith . Of the Tragedy or Mystery of Paradise Lost there are two plans : The Persons Michael . Chorus of Angels . Heavenly Love . Lucifer . Adam , Eve , with the Serpent . Conscience . Moses . The ...
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... person as this would pass with them who beheld him for a great patriot , a great philosopher , or a general , or some whimsical person who fancied himself all these ; and whether the people who belonged to the family would think that ...
... person as this would pass with them who beheld him for a great patriot , a great philosopher , or a general , or some whimsical person who fancied himself all these ; and whether the people who belonged to the family would think that ...
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... person , instead of his writings , by one who was wholly a stranger to him , at a time when all the world knew he was persecuted by fortune ; and not only saw that this was attempted in a clandestine manner , with the utmost falsehood ...
... person , instead of his writings , by one who was wholly a stranger to him , at a time when all the world knew he was persecuted by fortune ; and not only saw that this was attempted in a clandestine manner , with the utmost falsehood ...
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Absalom and Achitophel acquaintance Addison Æneid afterwards appears blank verse censure character considered conversation Cowley criticism death declared delight desire diction diligence Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English excellence expected faults favour friends genius Georgics happy honour Iliad images imagination imitation John Dryden John Wain Johnson kind King knew known labour language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mentioned metaphysical poets Milton mind nature neglected never NIHIL numbers observed occasion once opinion Paradise Lost passions performance perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise produced published Queen reader reason received remarks reputation resentment rhyme Samuel Johnson satire Savage says seems sentiments solicited sometimes sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thought told tragedy translation truth Tyrconnel verses Virgil virtue write written wrote