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The Prose Works of John Milton: With a Life of the Author, Volume 1

John Milton, Charles Symmons - Poets, English - 1806 - 436 pages
...fpacious circuits of her mufing, hath liberty to propofe to herfelf, though of higheft hope and hardeft attempting; whether that epic form whereof the two poems of Homer, and thofe other two of Virgil and Taffo, are a difflife, and the book of Job a brief model : or whether...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...profuse, to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest...Aristotle herein are strictly to be kept, or nature td be followed, which in them that know art, and us« judgment, is no transgression, but an enriching...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...profuse, to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest...of Virgil and Tasso are a diffuse, and the book of Jo'ja brief modal ; or whether the rules of Aristotle herein are strictly to be kept, or nature to...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton,: With Notes of Various Authors. To which ...

John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 670 pages
...epick form, whereof the two poems of Homer, and thofe other two of Virgil and Taffo, arc a diffufe, and the book of Job a brief, model ; or whether the rules of Ariltotle herein are ftriâly to be kept, or nature to be followed ; which in them that know art, and...
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The life of Milton, and Conjectures on the Origin of Paradise Lost, by ...

William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...profuse to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest...whether the rules of Aristotle herein are strictly to be kepl> or nature to be followed ; which in them that know art, and use judgment, is no transgression,...
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Life of Torquato Tasso: With an Historical and Critical Account of ..., Volume 2

John Black - 1810 - 528 pages
...profuse to give any certain account of what the mind at home in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest...a brief model ; or whether the rules of Aristotle are herein strictly to be kept, or nature to be followed ; which, in them that know art and,use judgement,...
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The Life of John Milton

Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...profuse to give any certain account of what the mind at home, in the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest...attempting: whether that epic form, whereof the two pieces of Homer and those other two of Virgil and Tasso are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...profuse, to give any certain account of what the mind at home* in the spacious circuits of her musing^ hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest...epic form, whereof the two poems Of Homer, and those bther two of Virgil and Tasso are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief model ; or whether the rules...
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The Christian Spectator, Volume 1

Theology - 1827 - 684 pages
...the spacious circuits of her musing, hath liberty to propose to herself, though of highest hope, nod hardest attempting ; whether that epic form whereof...poems of Homer, and those other two of Virgil and Tabso are a diffuse, and the book of Job a brief model ; or whether the rules of Aristotle herein are...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors ..., Volume 3

John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...' musing, hath liberty to pro' pose to herself, though of high' est hope, and hardest attempt' ing; whether that epic form ' whereof the two poems of ' Homer, and those other two Q 226 ' of Virgil and Tasso are a dif' fuse, and the book of Job a ' brief model : or whether the '...
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