A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 33
... things , and from whom better things might have been ex- pected . That book did not make its appearance till after the death of Charles ; and was written rather to recon- cile the minds of the people to the event , than to discuss the ...
... things , and from whom better things might have been ex- pected . That book did not make its appearance till after the death of Charles ; and was written rather to recon- cile the minds of the people to the event , than to discuss the ...
Page 161
... things in Heaven and things on earth , and , besides , there was nothing else to do . Book VII . A new invocation ( lines 1-39 ) , with per- sonal allusions to the poet's isolation in the alien and hostile society of the Restoration ...
... things in Heaven and things on earth , and , besides , there was nothing else to do . Book VII . A new invocation ( lines 1-39 ) , with per- sonal allusions to the poet's isolation in the alien and hostile society of the Restoration ...
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... things , ought himself to be a true poem ; that is a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing praises of heroic men , or famous cities , unless he have in himself the experience and practice of ...
... things , ought himself to be a true poem ; that is a composition and pattern of the best and honorablest things ; not presuming to sing praises of heroic men , or famous cities , unless he have in himself the experience and practice of ...
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