Milton's Art of ProsodyBlackwell, 1953 - 147 pages |
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Page 22
... seems to have disliked such an arrangement . Milton is fond of it , and the manner in which he shifts the sense break from the end of the line to the centre is quite characteristic . Thus his passion for the paragraph asserts itself ...
... seems to have disliked such an arrangement . Milton is fond of it , and the manner in which he shifts the sense break from the end of the line to the centre is quite characteristic . Thus his passion for the paragraph asserts itself ...
Page 23
... seem to matter while they are rhymed ; ' Upon the Circumcision ' would seem to in- dicate that Milton wrote there by ... seems to be hardly any limit to what he can do in these briefer forms . The second song in ' Arcades ' , and the ...
... seem to matter while they are rhymed ; ' Upon the Circumcision ' would seem to in- dicate that Milton wrote there by ... seems to be hardly any limit to what he can do in these briefer forms . The second song in ' Arcades ' , and the ...
Page 86
... Seems wisest , vertuousest , discreetest , best ; ( P.L. , VII , 1187 ) Both between and within words , either vowel , but generally the first , may be suppressed . Elision before h : With a classical precedent Milton permits elision of ...
... Seems wisest , vertuousest , discreetest , best ; ( P.L. , VII , 1187 ) Both between and within words , either vowel , but generally the first , may be suppressed . Elision before h : With a classical precedent Milton permits elision of ...
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