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... according to Milton's con- ception the former is the archetype after which the latter was made . Standing at a little distance , the fallen spirits could see it " Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were xxviii INTRODUCTION . 66 66.
... according to Milton's con- ception the former is the archetype after which the latter was made . Standing at a little distance , the fallen spirits could see it " Built like a temple , where pilasters round Were xxviii INTRODUCTION . 66 66.
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... temple , of a round shape , and encircled with two rows of pilasters . Doric pillars are by Milton substituted for Corinthian as being more chaste and better suited for a hall of council . The archi- trave , the cornice , the frieze ...
... temple , of a round shape , and encircled with two rows of pilasters . Doric pillars are by Milton substituted for Corinthian as being more chaste and better suited for a hall of council . The archi- trave , the cornice , the frieze ...
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... temple on Mount Moriah , dedicated to the only true God , was built under Divine instruc- tion according to the pattern of things in Heaven , would not the temple devoted to all the demons be built by men under their inspiration after ...
... temple on Mount Moriah , dedicated to the only true God , was built under Divine instruc- tion according to the pattern of things in Heaven , would not the temple devoted to all the demons be built by men under their inspiration after ...
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... Temple was built . In the valley beside them was the Pool ( not brook ) of Siloam , an intermittent well , ebbing and flowing at irregular intervals . " But in Isaiah viii . 6 , we are told of the waters of Shiloah that go softly ...
... Temple was built . In the valley beside them was the Pool ( not brook ) of Siloam , an intermittent well , ebbing and flowing at irregular intervals . " But in Isaiah viii . 6 , we are told of the waters of Shiloah that go softly ...
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... temples the upright heart and pure , - 17 ' Aonian Sisters . ' " The Aonian mount is here used for the productions of the Greek poets , which Milton intends to surpass in boldness of conception . " R. C. Browne . " In Milton only ...
... temples the upright heart and pure , - 17 ' Aonian Sisters . ' " The Aonian mount is here used for the productions of the Greek poets , which Milton intends to surpass in boldness of conception . " R. C. Browne . " In Milton only ...
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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...