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Page 21
... Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family re- quired him to engage in more dangerous em- ployments . He was entrusted by the Queen with a message to the King ; and , by whatever means , so far softened the ferocity of ...
... Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family re- quired him to engage in more dangerous em- ployments . He was entrusted by the Queen with a message to the King ; and , by whatever means , so far softened the ferocity of ...
Page 31
... criticism , almost exceeding all hope of human attainment ; and having , by ex- cessive praises , been confirmed in great con- fidence of himself , though he probably had not Adam unparadised : The angel Gabriel , either descending or ...
... criticism , almost exceeding all hope of human attainment ; and having , by ex- cessive praises , been confirmed in great con- fidence of himself , though he probably had not Adam unparadised : The angel Gabriel , either descending or ...
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... criticisms , with vicious Latin . He his fourth satire : opens his book with telling that he has used per- sona , which according to Milton , signfies only a mask , in a sense not known to the Romans , by applying it as we apply person ...
... criticisms , with vicious Latin . He his fourth satire : opens his book with telling that he has used per- sona , which according to Milton , signfies only a mask , in a sense not known to the Romans , by applying it as we apply person ...
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... Latin , Italian , French , and Spanish . In Latin his skill was such as places him in the first rank of writers and critics ; and he appears to have cultivated Italian with uncommon diligence . The books in which his daughter 42 MILTON.
... Latin , Italian , French , and Spanish . In Latin his skill was such as places him in the first rank of writers and critics ; and he appears to have cultivated Italian with uncommon diligence . The books in which his daughter 42 MILTON.
Page 46
... criticism ; for of the best it can only be said , that they are not bad ; and perhaps only the eighth and the twenty- first are truly entitled to this slender commen- dation . The fabric of a sonnet , however adapted to the Italian ...
... criticism ; for of the best it can only be said , that they are not bad ; and perhaps only the eighth and the twenty- first are truly entitled to this slender commen- dation . The fabric of a sonnet , however adapted to the Italian ...
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