A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 173
... Heaven is " undetermined square or round . " Often his concrete detail or measure- ment is useful only for the moment and defies adoption into the general scheme , as where he says that the distance from Hell to Heaven was three times ...
... Heaven is " undetermined square or round . " Often his concrete detail or measure- ment is useful only for the moment and defies adoption into the general scheme , as where he says that the distance from Hell to Heaven was three times ...
Page 175
... heavens in which the spirits of the blessed appear . His tenth Heaven or Heaven of Heavens is the infinite space beyond . In technical astro- nomical discussions the spheres ranged in number from nine to eleven . Milton , of course ...
... heavens in which the spirits of the blessed appear . His tenth Heaven or Heaven of Heavens is the infinite space beyond . In technical astro- nomical discussions the spheres ranged in number from nine to eleven . Milton , of course ...
Page 208
... Heaven wakes with all his eyes Whom to behold but thee , Nature's desire ? P. L. V , 44-5 . Heaven awakened all his eyes To see another sunne at midnight rise . Christ's Victory in Heaven , stanza 78 . The theme of Christ's Victory in ...
... Heaven wakes with all his eyes Whom to behold but thee , Nature's desire ? P. L. V , 44-5 . Heaven awakened all his eyes To see another sunne at midnight rise . Christ's Victory in Heaven , stanza 78 . The theme of Christ's Victory in ...
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