The Portent of Milton: Some Aspects of His GeniusW. Laurie, 1958 - 148 pages |
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... religion . The one bids you bear injuries with patience ; the other tells you , if you do not resist them , you are not fit to live . Religion bids you not to shed blood upon any account whatever . ' Honour ' bids you fight for the ...
... religion . The one bids you bear injuries with patience ; the other tells you , if you do not resist them , you are not fit to live . Religion bids you not to shed blood upon any account whatever . ' Honour ' bids you fight for the ...
Page 48
... religion and their own . The effect was that the feeling which vitalized Paradise Lost modified their own devotional atmosphere and , in the illusive light - the religious ' light of other days ' - the poem assumed an aspect of prestige ...
... religion and their own . The effect was that the feeling which vitalized Paradise Lost modified their own devotional atmosphere and , in the illusive light - the religious ' light of other days ' - the poem assumed an aspect of prestige ...
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... religion , any more than he was a contemner of ugly bodies in life ; understanding that the function of genius is to reveal the essential beauty of real things . On the subject of martyrdom , Sir Thomas Browne writes : I think my ...
... religion , any more than he was a contemner of ugly bodies in life ; understanding that the function of genius is to reveal the essential beauty of real things . On the subject of martyrdom , Sir Thomas Browne writes : I think my ...
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