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It was during MILTON'S BLINDNESS AND DISILLUSIONMENT : his service to the Commonwealth that Milton became blind . The disability came upon him gradually , but Milton did not allow it to interfere with the heavy reading and writing that ...
It was during MILTON'S BLINDNESS AND DISILLUSIONMENT : his service to the Commonwealth that Milton became blind . The disability came upon him gradually , but Milton did not allow it to interfere with the heavy reading and writing that ...
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He regrets that Samson is blind , he says , because he would have liked to defeat this great champion of the Israelites in combat . Samson offers to fight Harapha anyway , saying that he will meet the fully armed giant with only a staff ...
He regrets that Samson is blind , he says , because he would have liked to defeat this great champion of the Israelites in combat . Samson offers to fight Harapha anyway , saying that he will meet the fully armed giant with only a staff ...
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He mentions , also , two blind prophets of antiquity , Tiresias and Phineus , since , for Milton , one of the functions of poetry is to prophesy . The poet must bear witness to the truth just as the Old Testament prophets did .
He mentions , also , two blind prophets of antiquity , Tiresias and Phineus , since , for Milton , one of the functions of poetry is to prophesy . The poet must bear witness to the truth just as the Old Testament prophets did .
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Contents
JOHN MILTON | 5 |
three MILTONS MAJOR WORKS | 15 |
four PARADISE LOST | 26 |
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| Title | Paradise lost |
| Author | John Milton |
| Published | 1966 |
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