The Life of MiltonEarliest biography to show Milton's liberalism; influential on 19th-century writers. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 31
Page 80
... fingular regularity of his morals , and the fincerity of his zeal as a christian , could not secure him from cenfures of every kind , which , vehement as they were , he seems to have despised . His ideas were derided by libertines , and ...
... fingular regularity of his morals , and the fincerity of his zeal as a christian , could not secure him from cenfures of every kind , which , vehement as they were , he seems to have despised . His ideas were derided by libertines , and ...
Page 90
... fin- gular state of mortification , which the disobedience of his wife occafioned . His time had been occupied by ... fingularly diftreffing to fenfibility , than the fituation of the poet , if , as we may reasonably conjecture , he was ...
... fin- gular state of mortification , which the disobedience of his wife occafioned . His time had been occupied by ... fingularly diftreffing to fenfibility , than the fituation of the poet , if , as we may reasonably conjecture , he was ...
Page 180
... and of Virgil ; and , if we may rely on an anecdote related by Richardson , the Paradife Loft was an- nounced to the world in a very fingular manner , that may ་ ་ be be thought not ill - fuited to the pre - 180 THE LIFE OF MILTON .
... and of Virgil ; and , if we may rely on an anecdote related by Richardson , the Paradife Loft was an- nounced to the world in a very fingular manner , that may ་ ་ be be thought not ill - fuited to the pre - 180 THE LIFE OF MILTON .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
accompliſhed Adam Adamo addreffed admiration afferted affuredly againſt almoſt alſo anſwer antagoniſt atque becauſe beſt beſtowed biographer cauſe cenfure character chriſtian cloſe compofition defire deſcribed diſcovered diſplay Engliſh enthuſiaſm epic Epic Poetry eſteem expreffes expreffion faid fame favour fays fecond feems fentiments fhall fhew fince fincere fingular firft firſt fome fonnet foon fuch fuffer genius Hayley Hayley's heav'n higheſt himſelf honour houſe intereſting itſelf John Milton Johnſon juſt juſtice laſt Latin Lauder lefs literary Lucifer meaſure mihi Milton mind moft moſt muſt myſelf obferve occafion paffage paffion Paradiſe Loft perfon pleaſing poem poet poetical poetry poffeffed poffible pomo praiſe preſent profe publiſhed purpoſe quæ quod racter reader reaſon repreſented reſpect ſays ſcholars ſeems ſeverity ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtudies ſubject ſuch Taffo tenderneſs theſe thoſe thou tion uſe verfe verſes virtue Voltaire whofe whoſe WILLIAM HAYLEY wiſh