Milton Criticism: Selections from Four CenturiesJames Thorpe Octagon Books, 1966 - 376 pages |
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... considered as a philoso- pher , he was thought of only as a strict theologian who set down in poetry severe Puritan dogmas which were disagreeable to the philosophic conceptions of most of the critics . For the most part , his ideas ...
... considered as a philoso- pher , he was thought of only as a strict theologian who set down in poetry severe Puritan dogmas which were disagreeable to the philosophic conceptions of most of the critics . For the most part , his ideas ...
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... considered its component parts , the sentiments and the diction . The sentiments , as expressive of manners , or appropriated to characters , are , for the greater part unexceptionably just . Splendid passages , containing lessons of ...
... considered its component parts , the sentiments and the diction . The sentiments , as expressive of manners , or appropriated to characters , are , for the greater part unexceptionably just . Splendid passages , containing lessons of ...
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... considered grotesque , on political grounds , to be of the party of King Charles ; it is now , I believe , considered equally grotesque , on moral grounds , to be of the party of the Puritans ; and to most persons to - day the religious ...
... considered grotesque , on political grounds , to be of the party of King Charles ; it is now , I believe , considered equally grotesque , on moral grounds , to be of the party of the Puritans ; and to most persons to - day the religious ...
Contents
Preface | 3 |
Joseph Addison six Spectator PAPERS ON Paradise Lost | 23 |
Jonathan Richardson EXPLANATORY NOTES AND REMARKS | 54 |
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