Milton's Comus, with explanatory notes, and Life of Milton. [2 pt. The title-leaf and half-title to each part are cancels].Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1860 - 118 páginas |
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... fancy , un- less indeed he may have taken a hint from the verses prefixed to Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy ( published in 1600 ) . The Lycidas was published in 1637 , with a number of poems by different LIFE OF MILTON . 13.
... fancy , un- less indeed he may have taken a hint from the verses prefixed to Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy ( published in 1600 ) . The Lycidas was published in 1637 , with a number of poems by different LIFE OF MILTON . 13.
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... fancy which would endeavour to per- suade us that his conceptions of the creation , of our first parents , and of the temptation in the wilderness , were influenced by the pictures of Raphael , Michael Angelo , and Salvator Rosa , and ...
... fancy which would endeavour to per- suade us that his conceptions of the creation , of our first parents , and of the temptation in the wilderness , were influenced by the pictures of Raphael , Michael Angelo , and Salvator Rosa , and ...
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John Milton. into open view with sufficient security of kind reception . Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent pro- gress of his work , and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of ...
John Milton. into open view with sufficient security of kind reception . Fancy can hardly forbear to conjecture with what temper Milton surveyed the silent pro- gress of his work , and marked its reputation stealing its way in a kind of ...
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... fancy never so much ; ' so that in all the years he was about that poem , he may be said to have spent but half his time therein . " Milton's conversation is stated to have been lively and agreeable . His daughter Deborah said that he ...
... fancy never so much ; ' so that in all the years he was about that poem , he may be said to have spent but half his time therein . " Milton's conversation is stated to have been lively and agreeable . His daughter Deborah said that he ...
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... fancy had her fill ; but , ere a close , The wonted roar was up amidst the woods , And fill'd the air with barbarous dissonance ; At which I ceased , and listen'd them awhile , Till an unusual stop of sudden silence Gave respite to the ...
... fancy had her fill ; but , ere a close , The wonted roar was up amidst the woods , And fill'd the air with barbarous dissonance ; At which I ceased , and listen'd them awhile , Till an unusual stop of sudden silence Gave respite to the ...
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards allusion Anchises ancient Andrew Marvell appears Ascanius Aubrey beautiful blind Brother Bunhill Fields called Cambridge celebrated charms Chastity Church clouted Comus dance darkness daughter death Defensio Diodati doth Earl of Bridgewater Egerton Ellwood enchantments England English eyes fair fancy father Fletcher's Garden House gave gentle Goddess grace Greek hand hast hath Heaven herb John Milton kind King Lady Latin learned Leucothea live Locrine Lord Lord Brackley Ludlow Castle Lycidas married muse Nereids never night Nymph o'er opinion Ovid Paradise Lost Paradise Regained Penseroso perhaps Phillips poem poet poetical poetry present published received river Severn Sabrina Samson Agonistes says sea-gods shades Shakspeare Shepherd Sister Smectymnuus song sonnet soon soul spirit stream supposed sweet taste things thou thought thy banks Thyrsis tion took treatises verse virgin virtue Warton wife wood written youth
Pasajes populares
Página 32 - The Tenure Of Kings And Magistrates: Proving, That it is Lawful!, and hath been held so through all Ages, for any, who have the Power, to call to account a Tyrant, or wicked King, and after due conviction, to depose, and put him to death; if the ordinary Magistrate have neglected, or deny'd to doe it. And that they, who of late, so much blame Deposing, are the men that did it themselves.
Página 24 - Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases.
Página 56 - THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty •, In both the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two.
Página 26 - If every just man that now pines with want Had but a moderate and beseeming share Of that which lewdly-pamper'd Luxury 770 Now heaps upon some few with vast excess...
Página 14 - Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light, though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And Wisdom's self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where, with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all to-ruffled and sometimes impaired. 380 He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i...
Página 30 - And straight conjunction with this sex: for either He never shall find out fit mate, but such As some misfortune brings him, or mistake, Or whom he wishes most shall seldom gain Through her perverseness ; but shall see her gain'd By a far worse, or, if she love, withheld By parents, or his happiest choice too late Shall meet, already link'd and wedlock-bound To a fell adversary, his hate or shame; Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life, and household peace confound.
Página 28 - There is a gentle Nymph not far from hence, That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream Sabrina is her name, a virgin pure ; Whilom she was the daughter of Locrine, That had the sceptre from his father Brute. She, guiltless damsel, flying the mad pursuit Of her enraged stepdame, Guendolen, Commended her fair innocence to the flood That stayed her flight with his cross-flowing course.
Página 51 - I modestly but freely told him ; and, after some further discourse about it, I pleasantly said to him, ' Thou hast said much here of Paradise Lost, but what hast thou to say of Paradise Found...
Página 15 - Does arbitrate the event, my nature is That I incline to hope rather than fear, And gladly banish squint suspicion. My sister is not so defenceless left, As you imagine ; she has a hidden strength, Which you remember not.
Página 3 - Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care, Confined and pestered in this pinfold here, Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being, Unmindful of the crown that Virtue gives, After this mortal change, to her true servants 10 Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats.