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Page 22
... passage he alludes to , is part of Eve's speech to Adam ; and one of the most beautiful passages in the whole poem . That day I oft remember , when from sleep I first awak'd , and found myself repos'd Under a shade , on flow'rs , much ...
... passage he alludes to , is part of Eve's speech to Adam ; and one of the most beautiful passages in the whole poem . That day I oft remember , when from sleep I first awak'd , and found myself repos'd Under a shade , on flow'rs , much ...
Page 59
... passage is a copy of that in Virgil , where- in the poet tells us , that the sword of Æneas , which was given him by a deity , broke into pieces the sword of Turnus , which came from a mortal forge . As the moral in this place is divine ...
... passage is a copy of that in Virgil , where- in the poet tells us , that the sword of Æneas , which was given him by a deity , broke into pieces the sword of Turnus , which came from a mortal forge . As the moral in this place is divine ...
Page 169
... passage in the present book , where , describing sin as marching through the works of nature , he adds , ....... Behind her Death , Close following pace for pace , not mounted yet On his pale horse .......... Which alludes to that passage ...
... passage in the present book , where , describing sin as marching through the works of nature , he adds , ....... Behind her Death , Close following pace for pace , not mounted yet On his pale horse .......... Which alludes to that passage ...
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