John Milton: A Reader's Guide to His PoetryFarrar, Straus, 1963 - 385 pages |
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Page 39
... become more familiar : " sullen Moloch , " a primitive deity of the Ammonites , worshiped with human sacrifice , particularly of children , will become an important character in Paradise Lost . " That twice - battered god of Palestine ...
... become more familiar : " sullen Moloch , " a primitive deity of the Ammonites , worshiped with human sacrifice , particularly of children , will become an important character in Paradise Lost . " That twice - battered god of Palestine ...
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... become a saint , welcomed particu- larly by Rachael , who after bearing Joseph , died in childbirth with a second child . The " new welcome Saint " has been exalted . A Marchioness on earth , she has become a Queen in Heaven . The poet ...
... become a saint , welcomed particu- larly by Rachael , who after bearing Joseph , died in childbirth with a second child . The " new welcome Saint " has been exalted . A Marchioness on earth , she has become a Queen in Heaven . The poet ...
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... become the tutelary goddess of the neighboring river . Invoked by the At- tendant Spirit in speech and song , she rises in her chariot and per- forms the last feat of magic : Brightest lady , look on me ; Thus I sprinkle on thy breast ...
... become the tutelary goddess of the neighboring river . Invoked by the At- tendant Spirit in speech and song , she rises in her chariot and per- forms the last feat of magic : Brightest lady , look on me ; Thus I sprinkle on thy breast ...
Contents
The Education of a Poet | 3 |
Juvenilia | 22 |
The Minor Poems | 50 |
Copyright | |
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