 | British and foreign young men's society - 1837 - 556 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They...even in the earlier books of the Paradise Lost has he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works in which his feelings, excited... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They...even in the earlier books of the Paradise Lost has he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works, in which his feelings, excited... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 464 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They are a perfect field of clojh of gold. The style is stiff, with gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of the Paradise... | |
 | Albert Henry Payne - 1844 - 270 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared with which the finest declamations of Burke, sink into insignificance. They...even in the earlier books of the Paradise Lost has he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works in which his feelings, excited... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared with which the finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They...gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of thn Paradise Lost has he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works in which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages compared with which the finest up its quarters in a grove of mangotrees near Plassey, within he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works in which his feelings, excited... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared with which the finest 0 he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works in which his feelings, excited... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 lehte
...with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages, compared »Hh which the finest teri lethalis arando' — [' the deadly arrow sticks fast in their side'] ; doth of golí The style is stiff with gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of the Paradise... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 lehte
...finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They are a perfect fitld of cloth of golil. The style is stiff with gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of the Paradise Lost has he ever risen higher than in those parts of hii controversial works in which his feelings, excited... | |
 | 1849 - 818 lehte
...finest declamations of Burke sink into insignificance. They arc a perfect field of cloth of gold. Tie style is stiff with gorgeous embroidery. Not even in the earlier books of the " Paradise Lost" has he ever risen higher than in those parts of his controversial works, in which his feelings. excited... | |
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It is to be regretted that the prose writings of Milton should, in our time, be so little read. As compositions, they deserve the attention of every man who wishes to become acquainted with the full power of the English language. They abound with passages... 
