A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 125
... close . The subject matter of the masque is almost always a com- bination of mythology and allegory , adapted in the Eliza- bethan manner to the social occasion for which the masque is written . In the composition of masques delicacy ...
... close . The subject matter of the masque is almost always a com- bination of mythology and allegory , adapted in the Eliza- bethan manner to the social occasion for which the masque is written . In the composition of masques delicacy ...
Page 152
... close . Lest , however , the concluding impression should be one of littleness , Milton leaves his great leaders unchanged , presenting us with a final image of their mighty presences seated " far within " and ready for the " great ...
... close . Lest , however , the concluding impression should be one of littleness , Milton leaves his great leaders unchanged , presenting us with a final image of their mighty presences seated " far within " and ready for the " great ...
Page 214
... in the account of the situation in the time of Christ bears witness to the close attention which Milton had devoted to these matters in ancient and modern writers . The philosophic meditations on fame and the 214 A MILTON HANDBOOK.
... in the account of the situation in the time of Christ bears witness to the close attention which Milton had devoted to these matters in ancient and modern writers . The philosophic meditations on fame and the 214 A MILTON HANDBOOK.
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