A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Account to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century: Containing Over Forty-six Thousand Articles (authors), with Forty Indexes of Subjects, Volume 2J.B. Lippincott, 1882 - American literature |
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... Milton , which introduced him to the fastidious readers of the Edinburgh Review . This bril- liant yet profound disquisition appeared in the number for August , 1825 , and at once excited the interest and ad- miration of the public in ...
... Milton , which introduced him to the fastidious readers of the Edinburgh Review . This bril- liant yet profound disquisition appeared in the number for August , 1825 , and at once excited the interest and ad- miration of the public in ...
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... Milton , b . 1813 , in Wareham , Ply- mouth county , Mass . , graduated at Brown University in 1832 , and was a tutor in that institution from 1834 to 1838. 1. Life of G. W. von Leibnitz , on the basis of a German work of Dr. G. E. ...
... Milton , b . 1813 , in Wareham , Ply- mouth county , Mass . , graduated at Brown University in 1832 , and was a tutor in that institution from 1834 to 1838. 1. Life of G. W. von Leibnitz , on the basis of a German work of Dr. G. E. ...
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... Milton . In all the higher poetical qualities there can of course be no comparison between them . " - HENRY ROGERS : Edin . Rev. , 74 , 38 99 . " Johnson says that Milton was the first Englishman who wrote Latin verses with facility and ...
... Milton . In all the higher poetical qualities there can of course be no comparison between them . " - HENRY ROGERS : Edin . Rev. , 74 , 38 99 . " Johnson says that Milton was the first Englishman who wrote Latin verses with facility and ...
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... Milton had failed before . . . . From the first His last publication is entitled Mammoth Musical Exer- cises , ( 1857 , ) and he is now ( 1857 ) engaged , in conjunction with Profs . Edwards A. Park and Austin Phelps , of Andover ...
... Milton had failed before . . . . From the first His last publication is entitled Mammoth Musical Exer- cises , ( 1857 , ) and he is now ( 1857 ) engaged , in conjunction with Profs . Edwards A. Park and Austin Phelps , of Andover ...
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... Milton's Youth . III . 18th year ; left college without taking a degree ; settled himself in London , and became a dramatic author for the rest of his days . After the death of Beaumont , he assisted Fletcher in the composition of many ...
... Milton's Youth . III . 18th year ; left college without taking a degree ; settled himself in London , and became a dramatic author for the rest of his days . After the death of Beaumont , he assisted Fletcher in the composition of many ...
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Page 1399 - Memoirs of John Napier of Merchiston, his Lineage, Life and Times, with a History of the Invention of Logarithms, by Mark Napier (Edinburgh, 1834); Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men, by F.
Page 1306 - Paradise Lost ;" a poem, which, considered with respect to design, may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind.
Page 1297 - When I was preparing to pass over into Sicily and Greece, the melancholy intelligence which I received of the civil commotions in England made me alter my purpose; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad while my fellow-citizens were fighting for liberty at home.
Page 1319 - ... images in so clear a light, that it is impossible to be blind to them. The works of Milton cannot be comprehended or enjoyed, unless the mind of the reader co-operate with that of the writer. He does not paint a finished picture, or play for a mere passive listener. He sketches, and leaves others to fill up the outline. He strikes the key-note, and expects his hearer to make out the melody.
Page 1379 - Mr. Motley's work is an important one, the result of profound research, sincere convictions, sound principles, and manly sentiments ; and even those who are most familiar with the history of the period will find in it a fresh and vivid addition to their previous knowledge. It does honor to American literature, and would do honor to the literature of any country in the world.— Edinburgh Review.
Page 1323 - Daughters; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his Seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 1414 - This is the month, and this the happy morn Wherein the Son of Heaven's Eternal King Of wedded maid and virgin mother born, Our great redemption from above did bring...
Page 1273 - A Letter from Rome, showing an exact conformity between Popery and Paganism ; or the Religion of the present Romans derived from that of their Heathen ancestors.
Page 1317 - It is to be regretted that the prose writings of Milton should, in our time, be so little read. As compositions, they deserve the attention of every man who wishes to become acquainted with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They are a perfect field of cloth of gold. The style is stiff with gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of the Paradise Lost...
Page 1322 - Nor do we envy the man who can study either the life or the writings of the great poet and patriot, without aspiring to emulate, not indeed the sublime works with which his...