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William Carlos Martyn. to rescue from comparative obscurity the magnifi- cent prose writings of John Milton . " It is to be regretted , " says Macauley , " that the prose writings of Milton should in our time be so little read . As ...
William Carlos Martyn. to rescue from comparative obscurity the magnifi- cent prose writings of John Milton . " It is to be regretted , " says Macauley , " that the prose writings of Milton should in our time be so little read . As ...
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... writing against a king . I never was so thirsty after fame , nor so desti- tute of other hopes and means better and more certain to attain it ; for kings have gained glorious titles from their favorers by writ- ing against private men ...
... writing against a king . I never was so thirsty after fame , nor so desti- tute of other hopes and means better and more certain to attain it ; for kings have gained glorious titles from their favorers by writ- ing against private men ...
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... writings of the great poet and patriot without aspiring to emulate , not indeed the sublime works with which his gen- ius has enriched our literature , but the zeal with which he labored for the public good , the fortitude with which he ...
... writings of the great poet and patriot without aspiring to emulate , not indeed the sublime works with which his gen- ius has enriched our literature , but the zeal with which he labored for the public good , the fortitude with which he ...
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