A guide to English literature. 3. From Donne to MarvellBoris Ford Penguin Books, 1956 |
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... mind . All the items in the exordium have an exact relevance to what Milton is doing at the moment and hopes to do in the poem as a whole . This degree of poetic condensation is not indeed maintained throughout the work ; yet the ...
... mind . All the items in the exordium have an exact relevance to what Milton is doing at the moment and hopes to do in the poem as a whole . This degree of poetic condensation is not indeed maintained throughout the work ; yet the ...
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... mind . Paradise Lost was probably written while he was exploring Christian doctrine to decide what he should believe ... mind . The poem is a survey of the whole scheme of Providence by which he hopes to attune the human to the Divine ...
... mind . Paradise Lost was probably written while he was exploring Christian doctrine to decide what he should believe ... mind . The poem is a survey of the whole scheme of Providence by which he hopes to attune the human to the Divine ...
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... Mind . It is probable that Milton derived hints for such a treat- ment not only from the similar conspectus in Augustine's City of God , but also from Hebrew grammar which does not possess the Occidental distinctions of past , present ...
... Mind . It is probable that Milton derived hints for such a treat- ment not only from the similar conspectus in Augustine's City of God , but also from Hebrew grammar which does not possess the Occidental distinctions of past , present ...
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