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... whole earth his dreaded name shall sound , And reach to worlds that must not yet be found . In another place , of David , Yet bid him go securely when he sends ; ' Tis Saul that is his foe , and we his friends . I The man who has his ...
... whole earth his dreaded name shall sound , And reach to worlds that must not yet be found . In another place , of David , Yet bid him go securely when he sends ; ' Tis Saul that is his foe , and we his friends . I The man who has his ...
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... whole time which men usually spend in literature , from their entrance upon grammar , “ till they proceed , as it is called , masters of arts . " And in his discourse on the likeliest way to remove hirelings out of the church , " the ...
... whole time which men usually spend in literature , from their entrance upon grammar , “ till they proceed , as it is called , masters of arts . " And in his discourse on the likeliest way to remove hirelings out of the church , " the ...
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... whole creation languished , that neither trees nor animals had the height or bulk of their predecessors , and that every thing was daily sinking by gradual diminution . * Milton appears to suspect that souls partake of the general ...
... whole creation languished , that neither trees nor animals had the height or bulk of their predecessors , and that every thing was daily sinking by gradual diminution . * Milton appears to suspect that souls partake of the general ...
Page 39
... whole nights , but not a verse could he make ; and on a sudden his poetical faculty would rush upon him with an impetus or œstrum , and his daughter was imme- diately called to secure what came . At other times he would dictate perhaps ...
... whole nights , but not a verse could he make ; and on a sudden his poetical faculty would rush upon him with an impetus or œstrum , and his daughter was imme- diately called to secure what came . At other times he would dictate perhaps ...
Page 40
... whole right to Brabazon Aylmer , for twenty - five pounds ; and Aylmer sold to Jacob Tonson half , August 17 , 1683 , and half , March 24 , 1690 , at a price considerably enlarged . In the history of " Paradise Lost " a de- duction thus ...
... whole right to Brabazon Aylmer , for twenty - five pounds ; and Aylmer sold to Jacob Tonson half , August 17 , 1683 , and half , March 24 , 1690 , at a price considerably enlarged . In the history of " Paradise Lost " a de- duction thus ...
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