The Poetical Works of John Milton with a Life of the Author: Preliminary Dissertations on Each Poem; Notes Critical and Explanatory; and Index to the Subjects of Paradise Lost; and a Verbal Index to All the Poems |
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It is the power , not only of conceiving , but creating embodied illustrations of
abstract truths , which are sublime , or pathetic , or beautiful But those ideas ,
which Milton has embodied , no imagination would have dared to attempt but his
own ...
It is the power , not only of conceiving , but creating embodied illustrations of
abstract truths , which are sublime , or pathetic , or beautiful But those ideas ,
which Milton has embodied , no imagination would have dared to attempt but his
own ...
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The wune lsions and illustrations : the picture is phrase is Owed in Comus . The
two bro - highly poctical and sublime . " - BRIDGES . thers in the night have lost
their way in 210 . Reenrered , resumed , self - raised , the wool : one hears a
noise ...
The wune lsions and illustrations : the picture is phrase is Owed in Comus . The
two bro - highly poctical and sublime . " - BRIDGES . thers in the night have lost
their way in 210 . Reenrered , resumed , self - raised , the wool : one hears a
noise ...
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This is one of lene in Macedonia , is said to have an - the most sublime
descriptions of this ciently borne this name , and to have most sublime of poets .
witnessed the contlict between the gods 594 . As when the sun . " Few poetical
and the ...
This is one of lene in Macedonia , is said to have an - the most sublime
descriptions of this ciently borne this name , and to have most sublime of poets .
witnessed the contlict between the gods 594 . As when the sun . " Few poetical
and the ...
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... great : the condensity of the matter is without any parallel : the imagiuntion
often contained in a single passage is more than equal to all that secondary
poets have produced : the fable of the voyage through Chaos is alone a sublime
poem .
... great : the condensity of the matter is without any parallel : the imagiuntion
often contained in a single passage is more than equal to all that secondary
poets have produced : the fable of the voyage through Chaos is alone a sublime
poem .
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The rising of contrast of the stormy debate with the this great assembly is
described in a very light that seems subsequently to break in sublime and
poetical manner . " - ADDI - upon the assembly . " - - BRYDGES . “ Per BOX , .
haps this ...
The rising of contrast of the stormy debate with the this great assembly is
described in a very light that seems subsequently to break in sublime and
poetical manner . " - ADDI - upon the assembly . " - - BRYDGES . “ Per BOX , .
haps this ...
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Adam angels appear arms beautiful bright bring brought called cause clouds comes dark death deep delight divine earth equal evil eyes fair fall Father fear fire force fruit give glory gods grace hand happy hast hath head heard heart heaven hell hill hope human King learning less light live look Lord lost means Milton mind morning nature never night once Paradise pass peace perhaps poem poet poetry praise raised reason receive rest rise round Satan seat sense side sight soon spirits stand stood strength sublime sweet taste thee things thou thought throne tree true viii virtue voice whole winds wings
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Página 458 - Through the dear might of Him that walk'd the waves, Where, other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love.
Página 463 - Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as you go, On the light fantastic toe...
Página 466 - Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With mask and antique pageantry ; Such sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild.
Página 466 - And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Página 67 - Thus with the year Seasons return; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with a universal blank Of Nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Página 405 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast, no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame, nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble.
Página 66 - HAIL, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first-born! Or of the Eternal coeternal beam May I express thee unblamed? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell?
Página 232 - This novelty on earth, this fair defect Of nature, and not fill the world at once With men, as angels, without feminine; Or find some other way to generate Mankind?
Página 66 - Eternal coeternal beam May I express thee unblamed? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity — -dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate ! Or hear'st thou rather pure Ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? Before the Sun, Before the Heavens, thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest 10 The rising World of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless Infinite...
Página 464 - Through the sweet-briar, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine ; While the cock, with lively din, Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And, to the stack or the barn-door, Stoutly struts his dames before : Oft listening how the hounds and horn Cheerly rouse the slumbering Morn, From the side of some hoar hill, Through the high wood echoing shrill.