The Poetical Works of John Milton, Volume 2C. and J. Rivington, 1826 |
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... Almighty their protector . In short , every thing that is great in the whole circle of being , whether within the verge of nature , or out of it , has a proper part assigned it in this admirable Poem . In poetry , as in architecture ...
... Almighty their protector . In short , every thing that is great in the whole circle of being , whether within the verge of nature , or out of it , has a proper part assigned it in this admirable Poem . In poetry , as in architecture ...
Page xi
... Almighty Fiat of Moses strikes us with admiration ; but reason cannot comprehend , nor imagination describe , the operations of a Deity , at whose command alone millions of worlds are made to tremble : nor can we read with any ...
... Almighty Fiat of Moses strikes us with admiration ; but reason cannot comprehend , nor imagination describe , the operations of a Deity , at whose command alone millions of worlds are made to tremble : nor can we read with any ...
Page xxxiv
... Almighty throne Beseeching or besieging . " " Which tempted our attempt . " " At one slight bound high overleap'd all bound . ” I know there are figures of this kind of speech , that some of the greatest ancients have been guilty of it ...
... Almighty throne Beseeching or besieging . " " Which tempted our attempt . " " At one slight bound high overleap'd all bound . ” I know there are figures of this kind of speech , that some of the greatest ancients have been guilty of it ...
Page xxxvi
... Almighty . Whatever perverse interpretation he puts on the justice , mercy , and other attributes , of the Supreme Being , he frequently confesses his Omnipotence ; that being the perfection . he was forced to allow him , and the only ...
... Almighty . Whatever perverse interpretation he puts on the justice , mercy , and other attributes , of the Supreme Being , he frequently confesses his Omnipotence ; that being the perfection . he was forced to allow him , and the only ...
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... Almighty . He dares not give his imagination its full play , but chooses to confine himself to such thoughts as are u of the earth & c . ] This is a mistake , into which Dr. Bentley also fell ; and is corrected in the Note on v . 1052 ...
... Almighty . He dares not give his imagination its full play , but chooses to confine himself to such thoughts as are u of the earth & c . ] This is a mistake , into which Dr. Bentley also fell ; and is corrected in the Note on v . 1052 ...
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