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... relation to the sometimes " thankless Muse " ( line 66 ) . " The relation of the poet to the Muse even the question whether the Muse has any existence apart from the poet himself — is . . . crucial for the theme of the poem . The elegy ...
... relation to the sometimes " thankless Muse " ( line 66 ) . " The relation of the poet to the Muse even the question whether the Muse has any existence apart from the poet himself — is . . . crucial for the theme of the poem . The elegy ...
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... relation to the poet's " holy Light " ( III . 1 ) . The structural relationship of the four invocations is thus a doubled progression in which both sides mirror one another , but move in opposing directions . But this view presents only ...
... relation to the poet's " holy Light " ( III . 1 ) . The structural relationship of the four invocations is thus a doubled progression in which both sides mirror one another , but move in opposing directions . But this view presents only ...
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... relation to the divine source , the human voice tends to affirm in the Psalms a certain transcendent character of its own , invested with an almost divine lyrical power and sustained by the harp's music and the singer's repetitive ...
... relation to the divine source , the human voice tends to affirm in the Psalms a certain transcendent character of its own , invested with an almost divine lyrical power and sustained by the harp's music and the singer's repetitive ...
Contents
The Pattern of Invocation in Miltons Poetry | 11 |
Paradise Lost | 45 |
Voice and Crisis | 63 |
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