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Page 209
... Johnson , he had inscribed the following sentence , " Let all that is said against Milton in the conclusion of this book pass undisputed , and Johnson's is still a most malignant Life of Milton . " An amusing exhibition of temper , too ...
... Johnson , he had inscribed the following sentence , " Let all that is said against Milton in the conclusion of this book pass undisputed , and Johnson's is still a most malignant Life of Milton . " An amusing exhibition of temper , too ...
Page 247
... Johnson , neither received nor admitted of assistance . In the summer of 1795 , it occurred to these zealous friends ... Johnson's would have proved successful in attaining the object to which with so much tenderness they were ...
... Johnson , neither received nor admitted of assistance . In the summer of 1795 , it occurred to these zealous friends ... Johnson's would have proved successful in attaining the object to which with so much tenderness they were ...
Page 249
... Johnson's parsonage , as being more secluded . Here they were received by the poet's niece , Miss Johnson , and another lady , Miss Peroune , of whose kindness and judgment all biographers speak highly . Cowper and his aged companion ...
... Johnson's parsonage , as being more secluded . Here they were received by the poet's niece , Miss Johnson , and another lady , Miss Peroune , of whose kindness and judgment all biographers speak highly . Cowper and his aged companion ...
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