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" ... is the business of impartial criticism to discover. As, in displaying the excellence of Milton, I have not made long quotations, because of selecting beauties there had been no end, I shall in the same general manner mention that which seems to deserve... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 312
by Samuel Johnson - 1806
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminvm in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies; which Bentley, perhaps better /killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes ma<le them, and which he iraputed...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 302 pages
...reputation of Milton, .diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme docs not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies; which Bentley, perhaps better fkilled in grammar than in poctry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed...
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Annual Register, Volume 22

Edmund Burke - History - 1780 - 726 pages
....reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country I The generality of my fcheijie does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley> perhaps better (killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes m^de them, and which he imputed...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 494 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminim in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better Ikilled in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which . he imputed...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 498 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our Country;? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better /killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better fkilled in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...Englishman can tak delight in transcribing passages, which, if they lessen die reputation of Mil tor diminish in some degree the honour of our country...of my scheme does not admit the frequent notice of verb; inaccuracies ; which Bentely, perhaps better skilled in grammar than poetr has often found, though...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country ? The generality of my fcheme does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better ikilled in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 22

History - 1802 - 684 pages
...reputation of Milton, diminifh in fome degree the honour of our country î The generality of my fchemo does not admit the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentley, perhaps better (killed in grammar than in poetry, has often found, though he fometimes made them, and which he imputed...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...general manner mention that which seems to deserve censure ; for what Englishman can take delight iu transcribing passages, which, if they lessen the reputation...the frequent notice of verbal inaccuracies ; which Bentely, perhaps better skilled in grammar than poetry, has often found, though he sometimes made them,...
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