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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... Pain for a while or anguish , and excite Fallacious hope , or arm the obdurèd breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel . Another part in squadrons and gross bands , On bold adventure to discover wide That dismal world , if any ...
... Pain for a while or anguish , and excite Fallacious hope , or arm the obdurèd breast With stubborn patience as with triple steel . Another part in squadrons and gross bands , On bold adventure to discover wide That dismal world , if any ...
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... pain ? Who would not , finding way , break loose from hell , Though thither doomed ? Thou wouldst thyself , no doubt , And boldly venture to whatever place Farthest from pain , where thou might'st hope to change Torment with ease , and ...
... pain ? Who would not , finding way , break loose from hell , Though thither doomed ? Thou wouldst thyself , no doubt , And boldly venture to whatever place Farthest from pain , where thou might'st hope to change Torment with ease , and ...
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... pain Can equal anger infinite provoked . But wherefore thou alone ? Wherefore with thee Came not all hell broke loose ? Is pain to them Less pain , less to be fled , or thou than they Less hardy to endure ? Courageous chief , 920 The ...
... pain Can equal anger infinite provoked . But wherefore thou alone ? Wherefore with thee Came not all hell broke loose ? Is pain to them Less pain , less to be fled , or thou than they Less hardy to endure ? Courageous chief , 920 The ...
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