John MiltonHoughton, Mifflin, 1881 - 104 pages |
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... the model of which the Samson was written , sprang from the Ode . The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus , and naturally partook of its character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dra- matists co JOHN MILTON . 21.
... the model of which the Samson was written , sprang from the Ode . The dialogue was ingrafted on the chorus , and naturally partook of its character . The genius of the greatest of the Athenian dra- matists co JOHN MILTON . 21.
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... Samson Agonistes . Had Milton taken Eschylus for his model , he would have given himself up to the lyric inspiration , and poured out pro- fusely all the treasures of his mind , without bestowing a thought on those dramatic pro ...
... Samson Agonistes . Had Milton taken Eschylus for his model , he would have given himself up to the lyric inspiration , and poured out pro- fusely all the treasures of his mind , without bestowing a thought on those dramatic pro ...
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... Samson is framed on the model of the Greek Tragedy . It is cer- tainly the noblest performance of the kind which exists in any language . It is as far superior to the Faithful Shepherdess as the Faithful Shepherdess is to the Aminta ...
... Samson is framed on the model of the Greek Tragedy . It is cer- tainly the noblest performance of the kind which exists in any language . It is as far superior to the Faithful Shepherdess as the Faithful Shepherdess is to the Aminta ...
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