The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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... Divine Justice , Wisdom . Heavenly Love . The Evening Star , Hesperas . Chorus of Angels . Lucifer . Conscience . Adam . Death . Eve . Labour , Conscience . Sickness , Labour , Discontent , Mutes . Sickness , Ignorance , Discontent ...
... Divine Justice , Wisdom . Heavenly Love . The Evening Star , Hesperas . Chorus of Angels . Lucifer . Conscience . Adam . Death . Eve . Labour , Conscience . Sickness , Labour , Discontent , Mutes . Sickness , Ignorance , Discontent ...
Page 71
... Divine Law . To convey this moral , there must be a fable , a nar- ration artfully constructed , so as to excite curiosity , and surprise expectation . In this part of his work , Milton must be confessed to have equalled every other ...
... Divine Law . To convey this moral , there must be a fable , a nar- ration artfully constructed , so as to excite curiosity , and surprise expectation . In this part of his work , Milton must be confessed to have equalled every other ...
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... sinned , they show how discord begins in mutual frailty , and how it ought to cease in mutual forbearance ; how confidence of the divine favour is forfeited by sin , and how hope of pardon may 78 THE LIFE OF MILTON .
... sinned , they show how discord begins in mutual frailty , and how it ought to cease in mutual forbearance ; how confidence of the divine favour is forfeited by sin , and how hope of pardon may 78 THE LIFE OF MILTON .
Page 79
... Divine displeasure , are very justly described and forcibly impressed . But the passions are moved only on one occasion ; sublimity is the general and prevailing quality of this poem ; sub- limity variously modified , sometimes ...
... Divine displeasure , are very justly described and forcibly impressed . But the passions are moved only on one occasion ; sublimity is the general and prevailing quality of this poem ; sub- limity variously modified , sometimes ...
Page 93
... divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves , and thee , inviolate . At once delight and horror on us seize , Thou sing'st with so much gravity and ease ; And above human flight dost soar aloft With plume so strong , so ...
... divine thou treat'st of in such state As them preserves , and thee , inviolate . At once delight and horror on us seize , Thou sing'st with so much gravity and ease ; And above human flight dost soar aloft With plume so strong , so ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty angels appear'd arm'd arms battle behold blank verse bliss burning lake CALIFORN 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