The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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... hope , that , by labour and intense study , which , ' says he , ' I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , ' he might leave something so written to after - times , as they should not willingly ...
... hope , that , by labour and intense study , which , ' says he , ' I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , ' he might leave something so written to after - times , as they should not willingly ...
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... hope of human attainment ; and having , by excessive praises , been confirmed in great confidence of himself , though he probably had not much considered the principles of society or the rights of government , undertook the employment ...
... hope of human attainment ; and having , by excessive praises , been confirmed in great confidence of himself , though he probably had not much considered the principles of society or the rights of government , undertook the employment ...
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... Hope . Death , Charity . Faith , Hope , Charity . 16 To be the subject of an heroic poem , written by Sir Richard Blackmore . 17 Trinity College . PARADISE LOST . THE PERSONS . Moses , poλoy , D 2 THE LIFE OF MILTON . 33.
... Hope . Death , Charity . Faith , Hope , Charity . 16 To be the subject of an heroic poem , written by Sir Richard Blackmore . 17 Trinity College . PARADISE LOST . THE PERSONS . Moses , poλoy , D 2 THE LIFE OF MILTON . 33.
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... Hope , Charity , comfort him and instruct him . Chorus briefly concludes . Such was his first design , which could have pro- duced only an allegory , or mystery . The following sketch seems to have attained more maturity . Adam ...
... Hope , Charity , comfort him and instruct him . Chorus briefly concludes . Such was his first design , which could have pro- duced only an allegory , or mystery . The following sketch seems to have attained more maturity . Adam ...
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... Hope , and Charity ; instructs him ; he repents , gives God the 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 ...
... Hope , and Charity ; instructs him ; he repents , gives God the 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 ...
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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.