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Page viii
... are told that he had written much verse , English and Latin . And his early training had done that which was all - important : it had laid the foundation of the far - ranging knowledge which makes Paradise viii INTRODUCTION .
... are told that he had written much verse , English and Latin . And his early training had done that which was all - important : it had laid the foundation of the far - ranging knowledge which makes Paradise viii INTRODUCTION .
Page ix
... Writing in 1642 , he takes the opportunity " to acknowledge publicly with all grateful mind , that more than ordinary favour and respect , which I found above any of my equals at the hands of those courteous and learned men , the ...
... Writing in 1642 , he takes the opportunity " to acknowledge publicly with all grateful mind , that more than ordinary favour and respect , which I found above any of my equals at the hands of those courteous and learned men , the ...
Page x
... written . Milton's father had settled1 at Horton in Buckingham- The five years ( 1632- 1637 ) spent at Horton . shire . Thither the son retired in 1632. He had gone to Cambridge with the intention of qualifying for some profession ...
... written . Milton's father had settled1 at Horton in Buckingham- The five years ( 1632- 1637 ) spent at Horton . shire . Thither the son retired in 1632. He had gone to Cambridge with the intention of qualifying for some profession ...
Page xi
... might perhaps leave something so written to after times , as they should not willingly let it die " -Reason of Church Government , P. W. 11. 477 , 478 . The world has known many greater scholars in the technical LIFE OF MILTON . xi.
... might perhaps leave something so written to after times , as they should not willingly let it die " -Reason of Church Government , P. W. 11. 477 , 478 . The world has known many greater scholars in the technical LIFE OF MILTON . xi.
Page xii
... written from Milton's coign of seclusion , upon the moral crisis through which English life and thought were passing , the clash between the care- less , pleasure - seeking Cavalier world and the deepening austerity of Puritanism . In L ...
... written from Milton's coign of seclusion , upon the moral crisis through which English life and thought were passing , the clash between the care- less , pleasure - seeking Cavalier world and the deepening austerity of Puritanism . In L ...
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