The Portent of Milton: Some Aspects of His GeniusW. Laurie, 1958 - 148 pages |
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... poem is absolutely calm , and is therefore lacking in the third element of a true poem , according to Milton's own definition , that it should be ' simple , sensuous , and passionate ' . It is , nevertheless , a true poem ; while THE ...
... poem is absolutely calm , and is therefore lacking in the third element of a true poem , according to Milton's own definition , that it should be ' simple , sensuous , and passionate ' . It is , nevertheless , a true poem ; while THE ...
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... poem , and in probation for writing it he had disciplined his life , pursuing studies , ' letting his wings grow ' , as he expressed it , regarding his earlier poems as trial flights . It was to be about some ' K. or Knight before the ...
... poem , and in probation for writing it he had disciplined his life , pursuing studies , ' letting his wings grow ' , as he expressed it , regarding his earlier poems as trial flights . It was to be about some ' K. or Knight before the ...
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... Poem there are Ten Verses , which several Years [ according to Aubrey , about 15 or 16 yeares ' ] before the Poem was begun , were shewn to me , and some others , as designed for the very beginning of the said Tragedy . The Verses are ...
... Poem there are Ten Verses , which several Years [ according to Aubrey , about 15 or 16 yeares ' ] before the Poem was begun , were shewn to me , and some others , as designed for the very beginning of the said Tragedy . The Verses are ...
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