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He was fallen indeed on evil days ; the time was come when regicides could no longer boast their wickedness . But of evil tongues VOL . V.M for Milton to complain , required impudence at least equal MILTON . 81.
He was fallen indeed on evil days ; the time was come when regicides could no longer boast their wickedness . But of evil tongues VOL . V.M for Milton to complain , required impudence at least equal MILTON . 81.
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| Titel | The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Band 5 von The Works of Samuel Johnson, Alexander Chalmers |
| Autor/in | Samuel Johnson |
| Herausgeber | Alexander Chalmers |
| Verlag | H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 21. Dez. 2007 |
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