Milton's Paradise Lost: Books I and IIGinn, 1879 - 113 pages |
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... follow in the poem , when its story is taken chronologically , is the life of this great being , from the time of his yet unimpaired primacy or archangelship among the Celestials , on to that time when , in pursuit of a scheme of ...
... follow in the poem , when its story is taken chronologically , is the life of this great being , from the time of his yet unimpaired primacy or archangelship among the Celestials , on to that time when , in pursuit of a scheme of ...
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... follows : - " Courteous Reader : There was no Argument at first intended to the book ; but for the satis- faction of many that have desired it , I have procured it , and withal that which stumbled many others , why the poem rhymes not ...
... follows : - " Courteous Reader : There was no Argument at first intended to the book ; but for the satis- faction of many that have desired it , I have procured it , and withal that which stumbled many others , why the poem rhymes not ...
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... follows : " Perhaps no man ever paid the same attention to the quality of his rhythm as Milton . In the flow of his rhythm , in the quality of his letter sounds , in the disposition of his pauses , his verse almost ever fits the subject ...
... follows : " Perhaps no man ever paid the same attention to the quality of his rhythm as Milton . In the flow of his rhythm , in the quality of his letter sounds , in the disposition of his pauses , his verse almost ever fits the subject ...
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... follows : And chiefly Thou | O Spir | it that dōst | prefer . There is no need of reducing ' spirit ' to a monosyllable . Regular pen- tameters , composed exclusively of iambics , would soon become monot- onous . Milton introduces ...
... follows : And chiefly Thou | O Spir | it that dōst | prefer . There is no need of reducing ' spirit ' to a monosyllable . Regular pen- tameters , composed exclusively of iambics , would soon become monot- onous . Milton introduces ...
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... follows , the glory of making one bow and sue for grace , ' etc. Which is preferable ? Why ? -112 . Suppliant . Root- meaning of this word ? -114 . Empire . The Lat . imperium means often ' supreme authority , governing power . ' The ...
... follows , the glory of making one bow and sue for grace , ' etc. Which is preferable ? Why ? -112 . Suppliant . Root- meaning of this word ? -114 . Empire . The Lat . imperium means often ' supreme authority , governing power . ' The ...
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Page xxix - Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet— Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven: The roof was fretted gold.
Page 42 - In courts and palaces he also reigns, And in luxurious cities, where the noise Of riot ascends above their loftiest towers, And injury, and outrage: And when night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
Page 27 - In billows, leave i' the midst a horrid vale. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Aloft, incumbent on the dusky air, That felt unusual weight; till on dry land He lights; if it were land that ever...