The Complete Poems and Major ProseFirst published by Odyssey Press in 1957, this classic edition provides Milton's poetry and major prose works, richly annotated, in a sturdy and affordable clothbound volume. |
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Page 12
... live to an Aesonian old age. You deserved that, at the repeated prayer of the goddess, Coronides” should use his healing art to recall you from the Stygian waves.” If you were bidden by your Apollo” to go—a swift messenger—and convene ...
... live to an Aesonian old age. You deserved that, at the repeated prayer of the goddess, Coronides” should use his healing art to recall you from the Stygian waves.” If you were bidden by your Apollo” to go—a swift messenger—and convene ...
Page 26
... lives, who is illustrious for his honor of the primitive faith and well instructed how to feed the sheep that love Christ. Truly, that man is more than the other half of my soul” and without him I am compelled to live a life which is ...
... lives, who is illustrious for his honor of the primitive faith and well instructed how to feed the sheep that love Christ. Truly, that man is more than the other half of my soul” and without him I am compelled to live a life which is ...
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... live resourceless and alone on that strange soil, where the horror of war echoes all around you; and on alien soil you seek in your poverty for the livelihood which your native country withholds. O Fatherland, hard parent, more cruel ...
... live resourceless and alone on that strange soil, where the horror of war echoes all around you; and on alien soil you seek in your poverty for the livelihood which your native country withholds. O Fatherland, hard parent, more cruel ...
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... live from him asunder Ungratefully shall strive to keep him under; In worth and excellence he shall outgo them, Yet being above them, he shall be below them; 8o From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his Brothers shall ...
... live from him asunder Ungratefully shall strive to keep him under; In worth and excellence he shall outgo them, Yet being above them, he shall be below them; 8o From others he shall stand in need of nothing, Yet on his Brothers shall ...
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... live. (1628) 68. Plague was claiming many victims in Lon- “Even unto them will I give . . . a name better don. than sons or daughters: I will give them an everlast76. The line echoes Isaiah's promise (lvi, 5) to ing name that will not ...
... live. (1628) 68. Plague was claiming many victims in Lon- “Even unto them will I give . . . a name better don. than sons or daughters: I will give them an everlast76. The line echoes Isaiah's promise (lvi, 5) to ing name that will not ...
Contents
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173 | |
Paradise Regained | 471 |
Samson Agonistes | 531 |
Prose | 595 |
Appendix | 1021 |
Index of Names | 1045 |
BACK COVER | 1060 |
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Adam Aeneid ancient angels Areopagitica Aristotle Beast behold bishops Book called Chorus Christ Christian church Comus dark death delight divine doctrine doth E. M. W. Tillyard Earth Euripides evil eyes faith Father fear fire glory God's goddess gods grace Greek hand happy hast hath heart Heav'n heavenly Hell Hesiod holy honor human John John Milton Jove King Latin meaning learned less light live Lord Lycidas marriage Milton mind Muses nature night Ovid Ovid's Paradise Lost Paradise Regained peace perhaps Philistines Plato poem poet praise prelates Psalm Roman Samson Agonistes Satan says Serpent song SONNET soul spake spirit stars stood story sweet thee things thir thou thought Throne tion tradition translation Tree truth verse VIII virtue wings wisdom words Zeus