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... sight was quenched in after - life . Writing in 1641 , while his father was yet alive , Milton thus describes his early studies : " I had from my first years , by the cease- less diligence and care of my father - whom God recompense ...
... sight was quenched in after - life . Writing in 1641 , while his father was yet alive , Milton thus describes his early studies : " I had from my first years , by the cease- less diligence and care of my father - whom God recompense ...
Page 176
... sight would be the infallible result of his labor ; and unrestrained by the dissuasion of his bad health , which allowed him to compose only at intervals and with hourly interruptions , he persevered in the duty which he had undertaken ...
... sight would be the infallible result of his labor ; and unrestrained by the dissuasion of his bad health , which allowed him to compose only at intervals and with hourly interruptions , he persevered in the duty which he had undertaken ...
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... sight to grow weak and dim , and at the same time my spleen and other vis- cera heavy and flatulent . When I sate down to read as usual of the morning , my eyes gave me considerable pain , and refused their office till fortified by ...
... sight to grow weak and dim , and at the same time my spleen and other vis- cera heavy and flatulent . When I sate down to read as usual of the morning , my eyes gave me considerable pain , and refused their office till fortified by ...
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