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Page 55
... universal , or catholic schismatic . He has , however , something better . As the best preservative against Popery , he recommends the di- ligent perusal of the Scriptures ; a duty , from which he warns the busy part of mankind not to ...
... universal , or catholic schismatic . He has , however , something better . As the best preservative against Popery , he recommends the di- ligent perusal of the Scriptures ; a duty , from which he warns the busy part of mankind not to ...
Page 81
... universal know- ledge . But original deficience cannot be supplied . The want of human interest is always felt . ' Paradise Lost ' is one of the books which the reader admires · • and lays down , and forgets to take H 2 THE LIFE OF ...
... universal know- ledge . But original deficience cannot be supplied . The want of human interest is always felt . ' Paradise Lost ' is one of the books which the reader admires · • and lays down , and forgets to take H 2 THE LIFE OF ...
Page 86
... universal praise . If ' Paradise Regained ' has been too much depre- ciated , ' Sampson Agonistes ' has in requital been too much admired . It could only be by long preju- dice , and the bigotry of learning , that Milton could prefer ...
... universal praise . If ' Paradise Regained ' has been too much depre- ciated , ' Sampson Agonistes ' has in requital been too much admired . It could only be by long preju- dice , and the bigotry of learning , that Milton could prefer ...
Page 95
... universal as his theme ; Astonishing as Chaos ; as the bloom Of blowing Eden fair ; as Heaven sublime ! DR . JOHNSON'S PROLOGUE TO THE MASK OF COMUS . ENCOMIUMS UPON MILTON . 95 Address to Great Britain From Thomson's Summer.
... universal as his theme ; Astonishing as Chaos ; as the bloom Of blowing Eden fair ; as Heaven sublime ! DR . JOHNSON'S PROLOGUE TO THE MASK OF COMUS . ENCOMIUMS UPON MILTON . 95 Address to Great Britain From Thomson's Summer.
Page 96
... universal praise ; And baffled Spite , with hopeless anguish dumb , Yields to renown the centuries to come ; With ardent haste each candidate of fame , Ambitious , catches at his towering name : He sees , and pitying sees , vain wealth ...
... universal praise ; And baffled Spite , with hopeless anguish dumb , Yields to renown the centuries to come ; With ardent haste each candidate of fame , Ambitious , catches at his towering name : He sees , and pitying sees , vain wealth ...
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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