John MiltonPerhaps the greatest poet in the English language after Shakespeare, John Milton actually published very little until the appearance of Poems of Mr John Milton, both English and Latin in 1646, when he was thirty-seven. Including a wide range of his verse, this completely new selection of Milton's finest poetry offers extensive passages from Samson Agonistes, Paradise Regained, and his most famous work, Paradise Lost. Accessible and fully annotated, this volume shows just why Milton's influence on English poetry and criticism has been incalculable. |
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Page 96
... Blind Thamyris , and blind Maeonides , And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old . Then feed on thoughts , that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling , and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note ...
... Blind Thamyris , and blind Maeonides , And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old . Then feed on thoughts , that voluntary move Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling , and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note ...
Page 241
... Blind mouths : i.e. pure gluttony . Ruskin comments in Sesame and Lilies : ' A “ Bishop " means " a person who sees . ” A “ Pastor ” means one who feeds . The most unbishoply character is therefore to be blind . The most unpastoral is ...
... Blind mouths : i.e. pure gluttony . Ruskin comments in Sesame and Lilies : ' A “ Bishop " means " a person who sees . ” A “ Pastor ” means one who feeds . The most unbishoply character is therefore to be blind . The most unpastoral is ...
Page 285
... blind since 1652 . 11. 25-6 . drop serene ... suffusion : medical terms for Milton's blindness : the gutta serena ... blind prophet in the Oedipus story . blind Thracian prophet - king . 1. 37. voluntary : freely ; of their own volition ...
... blind since 1652 . 11. 25-6 . drop serene ... suffusion : medical terms for Milton's blindness : the gutta serena ... blind prophet in the Oedipus story . blind Thracian prophet - king . 1. 37. voluntary : freely ; of their own volition ...
Contents
On Time | 8 |
At a Solemn Music | 9 |
On Shakespeare 1630 ΙΟ | 10 |
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