Captain Or Colonel: The Soldier in Milton's Life and ArtFallon examines the roles that warfare and the archetype of the soldier assume in the life and work of John Milton. |
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... poetry must be squared with what we do know of his days . The poetry " may help to thicken other proofs / That do demonstrate thinly , " but it must be used with great caution for such a purpose . Having proposed the influence of ...
... poetry must be squared with what we do know of his days . The poetry " may help to thicken other proofs / That do demonstrate thinly , " but it must be used with great caution for such a purpose . Having proposed the influence of ...
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... Poetry , p . 198 , suggests experience , however , citing Milton's familiarity from his Italian trip with the coat - of - arms of the Barberini Pope , Urban VIII . I would point out simply that the poet had surely experienced bees " in ...
... Poetry , p . 198 , suggests experience , however , citing Milton's familiarity from his Italian trip with the coat - of - arms of the Barberini Pope , Urban VIII . I would point out simply that the poet had surely experienced bees " in ...
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... poetry at the very heart of his great work . The artist who openly invites comparison with Homer and Virgil and then ... poet's expressed intent to " assert Eternal Pro- vidence , / And justifie the wayes of God to men " or derives some ...
... poetry at the very heart of his great work . The artist who openly invites comparison with Homer and Virgil and then ... poet's expressed intent to " assert Eternal Pro- vidence , / And justifie the wayes of God to men " or derives some ...
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