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 78
... sense that there was a work about to be finished by God in his native country was confirmed by his talks , not with English radicals , but with Italians . Secondly , as well as seeing England through Italian eyes , he met his fellow ...
... sense that there was a work about to be finished by God in his native country was confirmed by his talks , not with English radicals , but with Italians . Secondly , as well as seeing England through Italian eyes , he met his fellow ...
Page 86
... sense that it might not take much for Stalinism to take root in England . As December advanced and Rome became wintry , Milton went down to Naples , accompanied still by his manservant , and with some eremite friar as their guide ...
... sense that it might not take much for Stalinism to take root in England . As December advanced and Rome became wintry , Milton went down to Naples , accompanied still by his manservant , and with some eremite friar as their guide ...
Page 210
... sense , breathing as it were through the pores of the epic , a sense of the abundant strength of goodness . ' Love virtue , she alone is free ' is the credo of Paradise Lost . We sense it in the delightfulness of Paradise : ... now ...
... sense , breathing as it were through the pores of the epic , a sense of the abundant strength of goodness . ' Love virtue , she alone is free ' is the credo of Paradise Lost . We sense it in the delightfulness of Paradise : ... now ...
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