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Page 50
... , and instances of that sublime genius so peculiar to the author . Such is the description of AZAZEL's stature , and the infernal standard which he unfurls ; unfurls ; as also of that ghastly light , by 50 NO . 303 . THE SPECTATOR .
... , and instances of that sublime genius so peculiar to the author . Such is the description of AZAZEL's stature , and the infernal standard which he unfurls ; unfurls ; as also of that ghastly light , by 50 NO . 303 . THE SPECTATOR .
Page 52
... sublime kind of entertainment , which is suitable to the nature of an Heroic Poem . Those who are acquainted with HOMER's and VIRGIL's way of writing , cannot but be pleased with this kind of struc- ture in MILTON's similitudes . I am ...
... sublime kind of entertainment , which is suitable to the nature of an Heroic Poem . Those who are acquainted with HOMER's and VIRGIL's way of writing , cannot but be pleased with this kind of struc- ture in MILTON's similitudes . I am ...
Page 86
... sublime and poetical manner . " Their rising all at once was as the sound Of thunder heard remote- The diversions of the fallen angels , with the particu- lar account of their place of habitation , are described with great pregnancy of ...
... sublime and poetical manner . " Their rising all at once was as the sound Of thunder heard remote- The diversions of the fallen angels , with the particu- lar account of their place of habitation , are described with great pregnancy of ...
Page 87
... to that world of tortures . The descriptive part of this allegory is likewise very strong , and full of sublime ideas . The figure of Death , F4 * No 273 . the the regal crown upon his head , his menace of NO . 309 . 87 THE SPECTATOR .
... to that world of tortures . The descriptive part of this allegory is likewise very strong , and full of sublime ideas . The figure of Death , F4 * No 273 . the the regal crown upon his head , his menace of NO . 309 . 87 THE SPECTATOR .
Page 116
... sublime , his subject is the noblest that could have entered into the thoughts of man . Every thing that is truly great and astonishing has a place in it . The whole system of the intellectual world ; the chaos , and the creation ...
... sublime , his subject is the noblest that could have entered into the thoughts of man . Every thing that is truly great and astonishing has a place in it . The whole system of the intellectual world ; the chaos , and the creation ...
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