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Page 32
... passion . So Johnson chose the poem to be the recipient of his exag- gerated scorn of Milton's anarchical temperament . It is one of the least defensible of his criticisms , but it did not weaken his belief in Milton's greatness ...
... passion . So Johnson chose the poem to be the recipient of his exag- gerated scorn of Milton's anarchical temperament . It is one of the least defensible of his criticisms , but it did not weaken his belief in Milton's greatness ...
Page 34
... passion of Jesus Christ was fundamental . Year after year he recited his sins of omission - his failure to read good books ( and particularly the Bible ) ; to rise early ; to worship regularly ; to keep a journal ; to avoid idleness ...
... passion of Jesus Christ was fundamental . Year after year he recited his sins of omission - his failure to read good books ( and particularly the Bible ) ; to rise early ; to worship regularly ; to keep a journal ; to avoid idleness ...
Page 36
... passion ; but it was a passion not for a party , but for order in Church and State and Society . The first Whig was the Devil who had upset the order of Heaven , and Whig talk about Liberty in the abstract infuriated him , especially ...
... passion ; but it was a passion not for a party , but for order in Church and State and Society . The first Whig was the Devil who had upset the order of Heaven , and Whig talk about Liberty in the abstract infuriated him , especially ...
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