The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Memoir Etc, Volume 3Macmillan and Company, 1890 |
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... text ; and every word in these specimens must be counted , not once only but every time that it occurs . Of various critics who have applied this method to the styles of the more important English writers , no one 4 MILTON'S ENGLISH.
... text ; and every word in these specimens must be counted , not once only but every time that it occurs . Of various critics who have applied this method to the styles of the more important English writers , no one 4 MILTON'S ENGLISH.
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... occur , but also how many times it occurred ; and from the relative degrees of frequency thus noted in the occurrence of words instructive inferences might be drawn . The frequency or infre- quency of a word in any writer depends on a ...
... occur , but also how many times it occurred ; and from the relative degrees of frequency thus noted in the occurrence of words instructive inferences might be drawn . The frequency or infre- quency of a word in any writer depends on a ...
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... occur three or four times each , -to wit ambiguous , improve , impure , and incredible ; and three do not occur even once , -to wit artless , improbable , and improper . It may throw light upon this subject if I give a list of the ...
... occur three or four times each , -to wit ambiguous , improve , impure , and incredible ; and three do not occur even once , -to wit artless , improbable , and improper . It may throw light upon this subject if I give a list of the ...
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... occurring very frequently . In this last class I have noted such words as these : -Adam , air , all , alone , age ... occurs twice in the plural in Par . Reg . and Sams . Ag . Eight times in the earlier poems we have maid or maiden ...
... occurring very frequently . In this last class I have noted such words as these : -Adam , air , all , alone , age ... occurs twice in the plural in Par . Reg . and Sams . Ag . Eight times in the earlier poems we have maid or maiden ...
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... occurs before s when we do not expect it : e.g. myrtle's ( plur . ) , hero's ( plur . ) , " Juno dare's not give her ... occur in Milton's MSS . or his original printed editions ; and , with the peculiarities already mentioned , and the ...
... occurs before s when we do not expect it : e.g. myrtle's ( plur . ) , hero's ( plur . ) , " Juno dare's not give her ... occur in Milton's MSS . or his original printed editions ; and , with the peculiarities already mentioned , and the ...
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