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Page 157
... better part with Mary and with Ruth , Chosen thou hast , and they that overween , And at thy growing vertues fret their spleen , No anger find in thee , but pity and ruth . Thy care is fixt and zealously attends To fill thy odorous Lamp ...
... better part with Mary and with Ruth , Chosen thou hast , and they that overween , And at thy growing vertues fret their spleen , No anger find in thee , but pity and ruth . Thy care is fixt and zealously attends To fill thy odorous Lamp ...
Page 158
... better part " engages what is problematic in this narrative sequence . The sonnet negotiates a problem encountered by young persons whose early decision for piety has precluded their passing . through the period of sinful youth ...
... better part " engages what is problematic in this narrative sequence . The sonnet negotiates a problem encountered by young persons whose early decision for piety has precluded their passing . through the period of sinful youth ...
Page 165
... better part " belongs specifically to the story about Mary , Milton's line about choosing " the better part with Mary and with Ruth " invites a rereading of the book of Ruth to discern a basis for the various comparisons . Ostensibly ...
... better part " belongs specifically to the story about Mary , Milton's line about choosing " the better part with Mary and with Ruth " invites a rereading of the book of Ruth to discern a basis for the various comparisons . Ostensibly ...
Contents
Moving Toward Paradise | 1 |
The PreCriticism of Miltons Latin Verse Illustrated from | 17 |
Alpheus Arethusa and the Pindaric Pursuit in Lycidas | 35 |
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