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PREFACE* TO AN ES SAY ON MILTON'S USE AND IMITATION OF THE
MODERNS IN HIS PARADISE LOST. FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1750. It
is now more than half a century since the "Paradise Lost," having broke through
the ...
PREFACE* TO AN ES SAY ON MILTON'S USE AND IMITATION OF THE
MODERNS IN HIS PARADISE LOST. FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE YEAR 1750. It
is now more than half a century since the "Paradise Lost," having broke through
the ...
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Mr. Voltaire tells us, without proof, that the first hint of " Paradise Lost" was taken
from a farce called Adamo, written by a player ; f Dr. Pearce, that it was derived
from an Italian tragedy, called // Paradiso Perso ; and. * Essay upon the Civil
Wars ...
Mr. Voltaire tells us, without proof, that the first hint of " Paradise Lost" was taken
from a farce called Adamo, written by a player ; f Dr. Pearce, that it was derived
from an Italian tragedy, called // Paradiso Perso ; and. * Essay upon the Civil
Wars ...
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It is related, by steady and un controverted tradition, that the " Paradise Lost" was
at first a Tragedy, and therefore, amongst tragedies the first hint is properly to be
sought. In a manuscript, published from Milton's own hand, among a great ...
It is related, by steady and un controverted tradition, that the " Paradise Lost" was
at first a Tragedy, and therefore, amongst tragedies the first hint is properly to be
sought. In a manuscript, published from Milton's own hand, among a great ...
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... dates, in comparison with the date of " Paradise Lost." POSTSCRIPT. When
this Essay was almost finished, the splendid Edition of " Paradise Lost," so long
promised by the reverend Dr. Newton, fell into my hands ; of which I had,
however, ...
... dates, in comparison with the date of " Paradise Lost." POSTSCRIPT. When
this Essay was almost finished, the splendid Edition of " Paradise Lost," so long
promised by the reverend Dr. Newton, fell into my hands ; of which I had,
however, ...
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... in his malevolence to Mr. Benson, who had distinguished himself by his
fondness for the same version, destroyed all my hopes by a distich, in which he
places Johnston in a contemptuous comparison with the author of " Paradise Lost
.
... in his malevolence to Mr. Benson, who had distinguished himself by his
fondness for the same version, destroyed all my hopes by a distich, in which he
places Johnston in a contemptuous comparison with the author of " Paradise Lost
.
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