A Milton HandbookAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1961 - 465 pages |
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Page vi
... present volume are aimed . In view , finally , of the ready accessibility in cyclopedias and else- where of summary statements of the outward events of Milton's life , and because I am convinced of the superior value of the documents ...
... present volume are aimed . In view , finally , of the ready accessibility in cyclopedias and else- where of summary statements of the outward events of Milton's life , and because I am convinced of the superior value of the documents ...
Page 46
... present period . I had already finished four books , when , after the subversion of the monarchy , and the establishment of a republic , I was sur- prised by an invitation from the Council of State , who desired my services in the ...
... present period . I had already finished four books , when , after the subversion of the monarchy , and the establishment of a republic , I was sur- prised by an invitation from the Council of State , who desired my services in the ...
Page 401
... present essay undertakes only to present some consider- ations which might well be the object of further study . The coöperative effort of English and Italian scholarship is re- quired for a really fruitful investigation of this great ...
... present essay undertakes only to present some consider- ations which might well be the object of further study . The coöperative effort of English and Italian scholarship is re- quired for a really fruitful investigation of this great ...
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