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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... head From thy coral - paven bed , And bridle in thy headlong wave , Till thou our summons answered have . Listen and save . Sabrina rises , attended by water nymphs , and sings . By the rushy - fringed bank , Where grows the willow and ...
... head From thy coral - paven bed , And bridle in thy headlong wave , Till thou our summons answered have . Listen and save . Sabrina rises , attended by water nymphs , and sings . By the rushy - fringed bank , Where grows the willow and ...
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... head ? and know'st for whom ; For him who sits above and laughs the while At thee ordained his drudge , to execute ... head flames thick and fast Threw forth , till on the left side opening wide , Likest to thee in shape and countenance ...
... head ? and know'st for whom ; For him who sits above and laughs the while At thee ordained his drudge , to execute ... head flames thick and fast Threw forth , till on the left side opening wide , Likest to thee in shape and countenance ...
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... head erect thus cried aloud , Hitherto , lords , what your commands imposed I have performed , as reason was ... heads of all who sat beneath , Lords , ladies , captains , counsellors , or priests , Their choice nobility and flower , not ...
... head erect thus cried aloud , Hitherto , lords , what your commands imposed I have performed , as reason was ... heads of all who sat beneath , Lords , ladies , captains , counsellors , or priests , Their choice nobility and flower , not ...
Contents
On Time | 8 |
At a Solemn Music | 9 |
On Shakespeare 1630 ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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Adam angel appeared arms bear blind Book bright bring called cause comes dark death deep delight divine earth evil eyes fair faith fall father fear fire flowers force fruit give goddess gods grace hand happy hast hath head heaven heavenly hell hence hill hope John Judg king Lady leave less light live look Lord Lost means Milton mind morn mortal move nature never night once pain Paradise Lost pass peace perhaps poem present pure reason rest round Samson Satan seek seemed sense shades shape side sight song Sonnet soon spirits star stood strength sweet taste thee things thou thought till tree turned virtue voice walk winds wings wonder