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He was rewarded with a thousand pounds , and his book was much read ; for
paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he
who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an
audience . t ...
He was rewarded with a thousand pounds , and his book was much read ; for
paradox , recommended by spirit and elegance , easily gains attention ; and he
who told every man that he was equal to his King , could hardly want an
audience . t ...
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To your virtue , overpowering and resistless , every man gives way , except some
who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who envy the
distinctions of merit greater than their own , or who have yet to learn , that in the ...
To your virtue , overpowering and resistless , every man gives way , except some
who , without equal qualifications , aspire to equal honours , who envy the
distinctions of merit greater than their own , or who have yet to learn , that in the ...
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... into fragments when that force was taken away ; and Milton saw himself and
his cause in equal danger . But he had still hope of doing something . He wrote
letters , which Toland has published , to such men as he thought friends to the
new ...
... into fragments when that force was taken away ; and Milton saw himself and
his cause in equal danger . But he had still hope of doing something . He wrote
letters , which Toland has published , to such men as he thought friends to the
new ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Lives of the English Poets |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Redacteur | Robert Montagu |
| Uitgever | Folio Society, 1965 |
| Lengte | 420 pagina's |
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