A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 152
... human parliamentary debate as majestic in eloquence as it is momentous in the consequences involved . Milton brings to bear upon the account a lifelong study of states- manship and oratory in ancient and modern books , sup- ported by ...
... human parliamentary debate as majestic in eloquence as it is momentous in the consequences involved . Milton brings to bear upon the account a lifelong study of states- manship and oratory in ancient and modern books , sup- ported by ...
Page 163
... human doubts ( lines 122 ff . ) , but quickly turns to draw the lesson : " Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid . . . . Be lowly wise . Think only what concerns thee and thy being . " Adam is thus warned against the folly and even ...
... human doubts ( lines 122 ff . ) , but quickly turns to draw the lesson : " Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid . . . . Be lowly wise . Think only what concerns thee and thy being . " Adam is thus warned against the folly and even ...
Page 202
... human destiny , and this broader plan per- sists in the completed epic . But Grotius ' play stands much nearer to Milton's actual development of the more dra- matic part of his material in the coherence of the plot , in the superior ...
... human destiny , and this broader plan per- sists in the completed epic . But Grotius ' play stands much nearer to Milton's actual development of the more dra- matic part of his material in the coherence of the plot , in the superior ...
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