The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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... glory , submits to his penalty . The Chorus briefly concludes . Compare this with the former draught . These are very imperfect rudiments of ' Paradise Lost ; ' but it is pleasant to see great works in their seminal state , pregnant ...
... glory , submits to his penalty . The Chorus briefly concludes . Compare this with the former draught . These are very imperfect rudiments of ' Paradise Lost ; ' but it is pleasant to see great works in their seminal state , pregnant ...
Page 66
... glory of the rising sun , or listen to the singing milk - maid , and view the labours of the ploughman and the mower ; then casts his eyes about him over scenes of smiling plenty , and looks up to the distant tower , the residence of ...
... glory of the rising sun , or listen to the singing milk - maid , and view the labours of the ploughman and the mower ; then casts his eyes about him over scenes of smiling plenty , and looks up to the distant tower , the residence of ...
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... glory greeting , From Waller's myrtle shades retreating , With many a vow from Hope's aspiring tongue , My trembling feet his guiding steps pursue ; In vain : -Such bliss to one alone Of all the sons of Soul was known ; And Heaven and ...
... glory greeting , From Waller's myrtle shades retreating , With many a vow from Hope's aspiring tongue , My trembling feet his guiding steps pursue ; In vain : -Such bliss to one alone Of all the sons of Soul was known ; And Heaven and ...
Page 105
... glory ' above his peers , He trusted to have equall'd the Most High , If he opposed ; and , with ambitious aim Against the throne and monarchy of God , Raised impious war in heaven , and battle proud , With vain attempt . Him the ...
... glory ' above his peers , He trusted to have equall'd the Most High , If he opposed ; and , with ambitious aim Against the throne and monarchy of God , Raised impious war in heaven , and battle proud , With vain attempt . Him the ...
Page 107
... glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me . To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee , and deify his power , Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire ; that were low indeed , That were an ignominy , and ...
... glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me . To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee , and deify his power , Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire ; that were low indeed , That were an ignominy , and ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty angels appear'd arm'd arms battle Beelzebub behold blank verse bliss burning lake call'd celestial Cherub Cherubim clouds Comus dark daughter death deep delight divine dread earth eternal etherial evil eyes fair Fair Angel fall Father fear fell fire flames friends Gabriel glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heaven heavenly Hell highth hill hope host infernal Ithuriel John Milton join'd King Latin less light Lycidas mankind Messiah Milton mind Moloch nature never night o'er ordain'd pain Paradise Lost Paradise Regained pass'd perhaps poem poet poetry praise rage reason reign revenge rhyme round Satan seem'd seems Seraph Seraphim shade sight soon spake Spirits stood sweet Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou thoughts throne thunder thyself turn'd Uriel verse vex'd whence winds wings wonder Zephon
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Page 100 - This neglect of rime is so little to be taken for a defect, though it may seem so perhaps to vulgar readers, that it is rather to be esteemed an example, the first in English, of ancient liberty recovered to heroic poem from the troublesome and modern bondage of riming.