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... of his temperament , but also as the outcome of as wide an intellectual culture as a man ever had . In a third part , I shall study the essential rôle played in the great poems by the ideas and tendencies thus xiv INTRODUCTION.
... of his temperament , but also as the outcome of as wide an intellectual culture as a man ever had . In a third part , I shall study the essential rôle played in the great poems by the ideas and tendencies thus xiv INTRODUCTION.
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... essential traits of character can be discerned in Milton from his youth onwards . The first is a varied , lively , and deep sensitiveness , such as is expected in a poet . The second is a sort of moral intractableness , which led Milton ...
... essential traits of character can be discerned in Milton from his youth onwards . The first is a varied , lively , and deep sensitiveness , such as is expected in a poet . The second is a sort of moral intractableness , which led Milton ...
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... essential motive of rebellion for both . Thus in Milton himself the feeling for personal independence is much stronger than religious zeal . 3 We know the poet's father , John Milton , much better than his grandfather . There was ...
... essential motive of rebellion for both . Thus in Milton himself the feeling for personal independence is much stronger than religious zeal . 3 We know the poet's father , John Milton , much better than his grandfather . There was ...
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... essential distinction is weakened : the body can become spirit through chastity ; the soul materializes itself through lust . No impassable barrier separates the two orders . It is typical of Milton's mind and temperament that it is ...
... essential distinction is weakened : the body can become spirit through chastity ; the soul materializes itself through lust . No impassable barrier separates the two orders . It is typical of Milton's mind and temperament that it is ...
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... essential principle of Milton's ethics : To triumph in victorious dance O'er sensual Folly , and Intemperance.28 Such is the lesson of Comus : the triumph of reason over passion , the inner freedom of man , secured by virtue : Love ...
... essential principle of Milton's ethics : To triumph in victorious dance O'er sensual Folly , and Intemperance.28 Such is the lesson of Comus : the triumph of reason over passion , the inner freedom of man , secured by virtue : Love ...
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