Milton's Comus, Lycidas and Other Poems: And Matthew Arnold's Address on Milton (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

George, J.

 
9781451019889: Milton's Comus, Lycidas and Other Poems: And Matthew Arnold's Address on Milton (Classic Reprint)

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The period intervening between the destruction of the Spanish galleons in 1588 and the battle of La Hogue, which gave England her dominion of the seas in 1692, witnessed the glorious reign of Queen Eliza beth close in an evening of extraordinary splendor and beauty.

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Excerpt from Milton's Comus, Lycidas and Other Poems: And Matthew Arnold's Address on Milton

The period intervening between the destruction of the Spanish galleons in 1588 and the battle of La Hogue, which gave England her dominion of the seas in 1692, witnessed the glorious reign of Queen Eliza beth close in an evening of extraordinary splendor and beauty.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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God recompense), been exercised to the tongues, and some sciences, as my age would suffer, by sundry masters and teachers, both at home and at the schools, it was found that whether aught was imposed me by them that had the overlooking, or betaken to of mine own choice in English or other tongue, prosing or versing, but chiefly by this latter, the style, by certain vital signs it had, was likely to live. ... I began thus far to assent to an inward prompting which now grew daily upon me, that by labour and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leaye something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die. ... I applied myself to fix all the industry and art I could unite to the adorning of my native tongue. THE REASON OF CHURCH GOVERNMENT.
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ISBN 10:  0666007012 ISBN 13:  9780666007018
Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018
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