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" Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. "
The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ... - Page 232
by Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 503 pages
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets ...

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 pages
...The fong of Comus has airmefs and jollity ; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleafure are fo general, that they excite. no diftinft images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following foliloquies...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...The fong of Comus has airinefs and jollity; but, 'what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleafure are fo general, that they excite no diftinft images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following foliloquies...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...The fong of Comus has airinefs and jollity ; but, what may recommend Milton's morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleafure are fo general,...delight. At laft the brothers enter, with too much tranquility ; and when they have feared left their fifter fhould be in danger, and hoped that me is...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, but tedious. The song must owe much to the voice, if...
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Comus: A Mask: Presented at Ludlow Castle 1634, Before the Earl of ...

John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, but tedious. The song must owe much to the voice, if...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, a,nd take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, but tedious. The song must owe much to the voice, if...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...morals as well as his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, but tedious. The song must owe much to the voice if...
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The poetical works of John Milton, with the life of the author ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...morals as wll at his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are sojV" neral, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, hat tedious. The song must one much to the voice, if...
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Comus: A Mask

John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...Dr. Johnson has ohserved, his "invitations to pleasure are so general, that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The late ingenious Mr. Headley, indie Supplement to his Select Beauties of Ancient Engtuk Poetry, 1787,'ilirects...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...well as .his poetry, the invitations to pleasure are so general, that (that they excite no distinct images of corrupt enjoyment, and take no dangerous hold on the fancy. The following soliloquies of Comus and the Lady are elegant, but tedious. The song must owe mucfc to the voice if...
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