Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ... The Real Author Of The Regii SanguiNis Clamor, But Morus The Active Editor And The Writer Of The Dedicatory Epistle: Du Moulin's Own Account Of The Whole Affair: His Close Contact With Milton All The While, And Dread Of Beino Found Out.--Calm In Milton's Life After The Cessation Of The Morus-salmasius Controversy: Home-life In Petty France: Dabblings Of The Two Nephews In Literature: John Phillips's Satyr Against Hypo- Crites: Frequent Visitors At Petty France: Mar- Vell, Needham, Cyriack Skinner, &c.: The Vis- Countess Ranelagh, Mr. Richard Jones, And The Boyle Connexion: Dr. Peter Du Moulin In That Con- NEXION: Milton's Private Sonnet On His Blindness, HIS TWO SONNETS TO CYRIACK SKINNER, AND HIS SONNET TO YOUNG LAWRENCE: EXPLANATION OF THESE FOUR SONNETS. -- SCRIPTUM DOMINI PItOTECTORIS CONTRA HISPANOS: THIRTEEN MORE LATIN STATE-LETTERS OF MILTON FOR THE PROTECTOR (NOS. LXV.--LXXVII.), WITH SPECIAL ACCOUNT OF COUNT BUNDT AND THE SWEDISH EMRASSY IN LONDON: COUNT BUNDT AND MR. MILTON.-- INCREASE OF LIGHT LITERATURE IN LONDON: EROTIC PUBLICATIONS: JOHN PHILLIPS IN TROUBLE FOR SUCH: EDWARD PHILLIPS'S LONDON EDITION OF THE POEMS OF DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN: MILTON'S COGNISANCE OF THE SAME.--HENRY OLDENBURG AND MR. RICHARD JONES AT OXFORD: LETTERS OF MILTON TO JONES AND OLDENBURG.--THIRTEEN MORE STATE-LETTERS OF THE MILTON SERIES (NOS. LXXVIII. XC.): IMPORTANCE OF SOME OF THEM. Oliver had just entered on his period of Arbitrariness, or Government without a Parliament, when Milton received the following letter in Latin from Leo de Aitzema, or Lieuwe van Aitzema, formerly known to him as agent for Hamburg and the Hanse Towns in London, but now residing at the Hague in the same capacity (IV. 378-379). Aitzema, we may now mention, was a...
