A Milton HandbookF. S. Crofts & Company, 1946 - 465 pages |
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Page 312
... verse paragraph " so often mentioned in discussions of Milton's poetry is as much a matter of rhetoric as it is of verse . It is because the sense is sus- pended through line after line , and because Milton takes pains to avoid ...
... verse paragraph " so often mentioned in discussions of Milton's poetry is as much a matter of rhetoric as it is of verse . It is because the sense is sus- pended through line after line , and because Milton takes pains to avoid ...
Page 323
... verse . In conspicuous cases we may say ( see page 316 ) that the type of foot is changed . Thus we may say that ... verse accent . Notable examples are the following : Prose accent : Búrnt áfter them to the bottomless pit . Verse accent ...
... verse . In conspicuous cases we may say ( see page 316 ) that the type of foot is changed . Thus we may say that ... verse accent . Notable examples are the following : Prose accent : Búrnt áfter them to the bottomless pit . Verse accent ...
Page 335
... verse and rhyme was one of long standing . Milton himself , in the foreword to Paradise Lost , had thrown out a challenge against the prevailing practice of the Restoration poets . But rhyme and regularity had already triumphed , and it ...
... verse and rhyme was one of long standing . Milton himself , in the foreword to Paradise Lost , had thrown out a challenge against the prevailing practice of the Restoration poets . But rhyme and regularity had already triumphed , and it ...
Contents
PARADISE REGAINED AND SAMSON AGONISTES | 12 |
MILTONS STYLE AND VERSIFICATION | 151 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 422 |
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