The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton: With Life of the Author and Dr. Channing's Essay on the Poetical Genius of MiltonMilner & Sowerby, 1865 - 537 pages |
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... moved by these mighty , though infant energies , is perpe- tually stretching beyond what is present and visible , struggling against the bounds of his earthly prison - house , and seeking relief and joy in imaginings of unseen and ideal ...
... moved by these mighty , though infant energies , is perpe- tually stretching beyond what is present and visible , struggling against the bounds of his earthly prison - house , and seeking relief and joy in imaginings of unseen and ideal ...
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... moves with a conscious energy . There is no sub- ject so vast or terrific , as to repel or intimidate him . The overpowering grandeur of a theme kindles and attracts him . He enters on the descrip- tion of the infernal regions with a ...
... moves with a conscious energy . There is no sub- ject so vast or terrific , as to repel or intimidate him . The overpowering grandeur of a theme kindles and attracts him . He enters on the descrip- tion of the infernal regions with a ...
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... Moved our grand parents , in that happy state , Favour'd of Heaven so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his will For one restraint , lords of the world besides , Who first seduced them to that foul revolt ? The ...
... Moved our grand parents , in that happy state , Favour'd of Heaven so highly , to fall off From their Creator , and transgress his will For one restraint , lords of the world besides , Who first seduced them to that foul revolt ? The ...
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... moving towards the shore : his ponderous shield Ethereal temper , massy , large , and round , Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon , whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At ...
... moving towards the shore : his ponderous shield Ethereal temper , massy , large , and round , Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon , whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At ...
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... move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders ; such as raised To height of noblest temper ... Moved on in silence to soft pipes , that charm'd Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil : and now Advanced in view ...
... move In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood Of flutes and soft recorders ; such as raised To height of noblest temper ... Moved on in silence to soft pipes , that charm'd Their painful steps o'er the burnt soil : and now Advanced in view ...
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