The Life of John MiltonThe author in this new biography of Milton sees the man whole, and in doing so enhances our understanding not only of his character but also of his poetry. |
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Page 171
... light is spent , Ere half my days , in this dark world and wide , And that one talent which is death to hide , Lodged with me useless , though my soul more bent To serve therewith my maker , and present My true account , lest he ...
... light is spent , Ere half my days , in this dark world and wide , And that one talent which is death to hide , Lodged with me useless , though my soul more bent To serve therewith my maker , and present My true account , lest he ...
Page 175
... light is spent ' . He can write in the Defensio Secunda ' To be sure , we blind men are not the least of God's concerns , for the less able we are to perceive anything other than Himself , the more mercifully and graciously does He ...
... light is spent ' . He can write in the Defensio Secunda ' To be sure , we blind men are not the least of God's concerns , for the less able we are to perceive anything other than Himself , the more mercifully and graciously does He ...
Page 181
... light would dart from my closed eyes ; then , as sight daily diminished , colours proportionately darker would burst forth with violence and a sort of crash from within . But now , pure black , marked as if with extinguished or ashy light ...
... light would dart from my closed eyes ; then , as sight daily diminished , colours proportionately darker would burst forth with violence and a sort of crash from within . But now , pure black , marked as if with extinguished or ashy light ...
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