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... sure that the superiority of the Paradise Lost to the Para- dise Regained is not more decided than the superiority of the Paradise Regained to every poem which has since made its appearance . But our limits prevent us from discussing ...
... sure that the superiority of the Paradise Lost to the Para- dise Regained is not more decided than the superiority of the Paradise Regained to every poem which has since made its appearance . But our limits prevent us from discussing ...
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... sure that the superiority of the Paradise Lost to the Para- dise Regained is not more decided than the superiority of the Paradise Regained to every poem which has since made its appearance . But our limits prevent us from discussing ...
... sure that the superiority of the Paradise Lost to the Para- dise Regained is not more decided than the superiority of the Paradise Regained to every poem which has since made its appearance . But our limits prevent us from discussing ...
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... sure from compassing their end ; but they feel , with their prototype , that " Their labours must be to pervert that end , And out of good still to find means of evil . ” kingdom . " Every man , therefore , who ap proves of the ...
... sure from compassing their end ; but they feel , with their prototype , that " Their labours must be to pervert that end , And out of good still to find means of evil . ” kingdom . " Every man , therefore , who ap proves of the ...
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... sure its charms . They had their smiles and their tears , their raptures and their sorrows , but not for the things of this world . Enthusiasm had made them stoics , had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice , and ...
... sure its charms . They had their smiles and their tears , their raptures and their sorrows , but not for the things of this world . Enthusiasm had made them stoics , had cleared their minds from every vulgar passion and prejudice , and ...
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... sure antidote against the effects of its bewitching sweetness . The illusions which captivated his imagination never impaired his reasoning powers . The statesman was a proof against the splendour , the solemnity , and the romance which ...
... sure antidote against the effects of its bewitching sweetness . The illusions which captivated his imagination never impaired his reasoning powers . The statesman was a proof against the splendour , the solemnity , and the romance which ...
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