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... interesting in themselves , but because it is in- structive to learn the foundations upon which that august life was laid . An attempt has also been made in these pages to rescue from comparative obscurity the magnifi- cent prose ...
... interesting in themselves , but because it is in- structive to learn the foundations upon which that august life was laid . An attempt has also been made in these pages to rescue from comparative obscurity the magnifi- cent prose ...
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... interesting Life , to Aubrey's quaint work , to the Gleanings of Mr. Hunter , to Keightley's Memoir , Edmunds ' Biography , John- son's life , and to the very valuable papers of Mr. Marsh relating to Milton's later years . Besides these ...
... interesting Life , to Aubrey's quaint work , to the Gleanings of Mr. Hunter , to Keightley's Memoir , Edmunds ' Biography , John- son's life , and to the very valuable papers of Mr. Marsh relating to Milton's later years . Besides these ...
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... interesting to know something of the mothers of great men . Such inquiries almost invariably reveal the fact that they were women of remarkable character . Of Milton's mother enough is known to convince us that she was possessed of rare ...
... interesting to know something of the mothers of great men . Such inquiries almost invariably reveal the fact that they were women of remarkable character . Of Milton's mother enough is known to convince us that she was possessed of rare ...
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