A Milton HandbookAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1961 - 465 pages |
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Page 81
... later to adopt . He ridicules the super- stitious acceptance of such marvels as that of the seven sleepers of Cologne . In one passage he refers to the oc- casional necessity in state affairs of a strong leader , a Brutus or a Pericles ...
... later to adopt . He ridicules the super- stitious acceptance of such marvels as that of the seven sleepers of Cologne . In one passage he refers to the oc- casional necessity in state affairs of a strong leader , a Brutus or a Pericles ...
Page 171
... later English sonnets , beginning with the one on his twenty - third birthday , re- flect a complete change of attitude . The romantic note dis- appears entirely , the style is plain and direct , with none of the conventional ...
... later English sonnets , beginning with the one on his twenty - third birthday , re- flect a complete change of attitude . The romantic note dis- appears entirely , the style is plain and direct , with none of the conventional ...
Page 314
... later plays , of lines of one or rarely two extra unaccented syl- lables at the end ( weak or feminine ending ) : And high disdain , from sence of injur'd merit P. L. I , 98 . That durst dislike his reign , and me preferring P. L. I ...
... later plays , of lines of one or rarely two extra unaccented syl- lables at the end ( weak or feminine ending ) : And high disdain , from sence of injur'd merit P. L. I , 98 . That durst dislike his reign , and me preferring P. L. I ...
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