Poetical WorksUnited States Book Company, 1891 |
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Page 12
... less courage of evil agents . Milton's description of Satan attests in various ways the power of his genius . Critics have often observed , that the great difficulty of his work was to reconcile the spiritual properties of his ...
... less courage of evil agents . Milton's description of Satan attests in various ways the power of his genius . Critics have often observed , that the great difficulty of his work was to reconcile the spiritual properties of his ...
Page 13
... less gifted men , flow through his poetry in a full stream of harmony . This power over language is not to be ascribed to Milton's musical ear . It belongs to the soul . It is a gift or exercise of genius , which has power to impress ...
... less gifted men , flow through his poetry in a full stream of harmony . This power over language is not to be ascribed to Milton's musical ear . It belongs to the soul . It is a gift or exercise of genius , which has power to impress ...
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... less Than such could have o'erpower'd such force as ours ) Have left us this our spirit and strength entire , Strongly to suffer and support our pains , That we may so suffice his vengeful ire , Or do him mightier service as his thralls ...
... less Than such could have o'erpower'd such force as ours ) Have left us this our spirit and strength entire , Strongly to suffer and support our pains , That we may so suffice his vengeful ire , Or do him mightier service as his thralls ...
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... less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy , will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure , and , in my choice , To reign is worth ambition though ...
... less than he Whom thunder hath made greater ? Here at least We shall be free ; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy , will not drive us hence : Here we may reign secure , and , in my choice , To reign is worth ambition though ...
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... Less than archangel ruined , and the excess Of glory obscured ; as when the sun new risen Looks through the horizontal misty air , Shorn of his beams , or from behind the moon , In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the ...
... Less than archangel ruined , and the excess Of glory obscured ; as when the sun new risen Looks through the horizontal misty air , Shorn of his beams , or from behind the moon , In dim eclipse disastrous twilight sheds On half the ...
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Adam agni amorous angels ANTISTROPHE arms aught beast behold bliss bright cherub cherubim CHORUS cloud COMUS Dagon dark death deeds deep delight didst divine doth dread dwell earth eternal evil eyes fair faith Father fear flowers fræna fruit glorious glory gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell hill honour ipse Israel John Ruskin King lest light live Lord Lycidas MANOAH Messiah mihi mind morn mortal night numina o'er Olympo pain Paradise peace Philistines praise quæ reign replied round SAMSON Satan seat serpent shade shalt sight Son of God song soon soul spake spirits stood strength sweet taste thee thence thine things thither Thomas Carlyle thou art thou hast thought throne thyself tibi tree Tu quoque ulmo virtue voice whence wings wonder