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... contrast between the flux and dross of earth and the stability and perfection of heaven ; the second poem is of course built on the musical metaphor of discord and harmony . In form each poem , a paragraph with lines of irregular length ...
... contrast between the flux and dross of earth and the stability and perfection of heaven ; the second poem is of course built on the musical metaphor of discord and harmony . In form each poem , a paragraph with lines of irregular length ...
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... contrast with Milton's normal presentation of a dis- tilled , generalized result . He could not have produced such a ... contrast he wished to make between the white purity of heaven and " the rank vapors of this sin - worn mold . " That ...
... contrast with Milton's normal presentation of a dis- tilled , generalized result . He could not have produced such a ... contrast he wished to make between the white purity of heaven and " the rank vapors of this sin - worn mold . " That ...
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... contrasts in scene and action , char- acter and theme , have been noted , and the whole fabric is bound together by ... contrast is between light and dark- ness , and " holy Light " is identified with THE RESTORATION : 1660-1674 [ 171 ]
... contrasts in scene and action , char- acter and theme , have been noted , and the whole fabric is bound together by ... contrast is between light and dark- ness , and " holy Light " is identified with THE RESTORATION : 1660-1674 [ 171 ]
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Introduction | 9 |
16081632 | 17 |
St Pauls School and Cambridge | 18 |
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