The Portent of Milton: Some Aspects of His GeniusW. Laurie, 1958 - 148 pages |
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... produced without effort , since they came to him in his nightly slumbers and were dictated in the morning ; a process that he called being ' milked ' . On the other hand , there were periods , and these of long duration , when his Muse ...
... produced without effort , since they came to him in his nightly slumbers and were dictated in the morning ; a process that he called being ' milked ' . On the other hand , there were periods , and these of long duration , when his Muse ...
Page 72
... produced by a sustained connection with the subconscious mind , contact with which in ordinary people is rare and momentary ; for the persistent exercise of this transcendent capacity of taking trouble is the means by which the osmotic ...
... produced by a sustained connection with the subconscious mind , contact with which in ordinary people is rare and momentary ; for the persistent exercise of this transcendent capacity of taking trouble is the means by which the osmotic ...
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... produced his ideal began soon to illumine his Hell , the shadow of its inverted projection . In the reflection of his own image he had seen his countrymen as a ' knowing people ' ; 2 in the distorted blur of its withdrawing flash he saw ...
... produced his ideal began soon to illumine his Hell , the shadow of its inverted projection . In the reflection of his own image he had seen his countrymen as a ' knowing people ' ; 2 in the distorted blur of its withdrawing flash he saw ...
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