Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve BooksA. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 - 323 pages |
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Page xiii
... English . He was born and bred in England , studied phyfic , was an admirable scholar , and no less remarkable for his fobriety and other virtues , B3 virtues , than for his great learning and ingenuity . The LIFE of MILTON . xii.
... English . He was born and bred in England , studied phyfic , was an admirable scholar , and no less remarkable for his fobriety and other virtues , B3 virtues , than for his great learning and ingenuity . The LIFE of MILTON . xii.
Page xxi
... less , he was surprised to see her , whom he had expected never to have seen any more , falling down upon her knees at his feet , and imploring his forgiveness with tears * . At first he showed fome signs of averfion , but he continued ...
... less , he was surprised to see her , whom he had expected never to have seen any more , falling down upon her knees at his feet , and imploring his forgiveness with tears * . At first he showed fome signs of averfion , but he continued ...
Page xlii
... less figura- tive and metaphorical , and better fuited to the nature of history , has enough of the Latin turn and idiom to give it an air of antiquity , and sometimes rises to a furpifing dignity and majesty . In 1670 his Paradise ...
... less figura- tive and metaphorical , and better fuited to the nature of history , has enough of the Latin turn and idiom to give it an air of antiquity , and sometimes rises to a furpifing dignity and majesty . In 1670 his Paradise ...
Page xlv
... less need to be particular in the description of his person , as the idea of his face and countenance is pret▾ ty well known from the numerous prints , pictures , bufts , busts , medals , and other representations which have been The ...
... less need to be particular in the description of his person , as the idea of his face and countenance is pret▾ ty well known from the numerous prints , pictures , bufts , busts , medals , and other representations which have been The ...
Page xlvii
... less visited to the last , both by his own countrymen and foreigners , than he had been in his flourishing condi- tion before the Restoration . Some objections indeed have been made to his tem- per ; and there was a tradition in the ...
... less visited to the last , both by his own countrymen and foreigners , than he had been in his flourishing condi- tion before the Restoration . Some objections indeed have been made to his tem- per ; and there was a tradition in the ...
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Adam alſo angel appear'd behold beſt bliſs call'd cauſe cloſe courſe dark death defire delight deſign divine earth eaſe elſe eternal evil eyes faid fair faſt Father feat ferpent fide fight fince fire firſt fome fons foon foul fruit fuch glory happy haſte hath heav'n heav'nly hell houſe juſt King laſt leſs leſt light live loft loſs loſt Milton moſt muſt night o'er Paradiſe PARADISE LOST paſs paſs'd paſt pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publiſhed rais'd reaſon reply'd reſt return'd rifing roſe Satan ſay ſcarce ſcorn ſecond ſeek ſeem'd ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſerve ſet ſeveral ſhade ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould ſhow ſky ſome ſpake ſpirits ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtood ſtream ſtrength ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe things thoſe thou thought thro throne tree turn'd univerſal uſe verſes whoſe wings worſe