THE LIFE OF JOHN MILTON, AND HISTORY OF

HIS TIME.

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Vol. II. (1639-1643.) 16s.
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MILTON'S POETICAL WORKS.

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The Golden Treasury Edition.
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ESSAYS, BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL,
Chiefly on English Poets. 8vo. 128. 6d.

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BRITISH NOVELISTS AND THEIR STYLES.

Being a Critical Sketch of the History of British Prose Fiction.
Crown 8vo. 78. 6d.

RECENT BRITISH PHILOSOPHY.

A Review, with Criticisms ; including some Comments on Mr.
Mill's Answer to Sir William Hamilton. New and cheaper Edition.
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GOLDSMITH'S MISCELLANEOUS WORKS.

With Biographical Essay. Globe 8vo. 38. 6d.

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THE LIFE

OF

JOHN MILTON,

AND

HISTORY OF HIS TIME.

JOHN MILTON:

NARRATED IN CONNEXION WITH

THE POLITICAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, AND LITERARY

HISTORY OF HIS TIME.

BY

DAVID MASSON, M.A., LL.D.,

PROFESSOR OF RHETORIC AND ENGLISH LITERATURE

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

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