Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 55
... Heav'n receiv'd us falling , and the Thunder ( P.L. , I , 174 ) The fellows of his crime , the followers rather ( P.L. , I , 606 ) Will envy whom the highest place exposes ( P.L. , II , 27 ) These lines leave no doubt as to Milton's ...
... Heav'n receiv'd us falling , and the Thunder ( P.L. , I , 174 ) The fellows of his crime , the followers rather ( P.L. , I , 606 ) Will envy whom the highest place exposes ( P.L. , II , 27 ) These lines leave no doubt as to Milton's ...
Page 76
... Heav'n , ev'n , spas'm , chas'm , etc. , and as such do not have the prosodical value of a syllable . Whether or not Heav'n is heard as a dis- syllable in actual pronunciation does not enter into the question ; Milton chose to consider ...
... Heav'n , ev'n , spas'm , chas'm , etc. , and as such do not have the prosodical value of a syllable . Whether or not Heav'n is heard as a dis- syllable in actual pronunciation does not enter into the question ; Milton chose to consider ...
Page 145
... Heav'n is spelt correctly , except for line 23 , which should read Heav'n . Heavens follows the same rule as Heav'n . Except only at P.L. , V , 156 , where it is final and printed as a dissyllable which may be regarded as correct and ...
... Heav'n is spelt correctly , except for line 23 , which should read Heav'n . Heavens follows the same rule as Heav'n . Except only at P.L. , V , 156 , where it is final and printed as a dissyllable which may be regarded as correct and ...
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