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Page 67
... ( described by Claudian as mighty kings , set to guard the limits of the civilized Roman world ) .29 They " Came like a deluge on the south . " Milton here identified Satan's researches into our world with the barbarian inundations that ...
... ( described by Claudian as mighty kings , set to guard the limits of the civilized Roman world ) .29 They " Came like a deluge on the south . " Milton here identified Satan's researches into our world with the barbarian inundations that ...
Page 79
... described the terri- ble sterility and cold of the country , as well as the despotic rule of the emperors , with their absolute power of life , death , and property ( 336-37 ) . The Pechora , he noted , was at that time chiefly ...
... described the terri- ble sterility and cold of the country , as well as the despotic rule of the emperors , with their absolute power of life , death , and property ( 336-37 ) . The Pechora , he noted , was at that time chiefly ...
Page 83
... described as prevailing only within Pandemonium itself : outside , the innu- merable legions were ruled by dread , untrustworthy in an army tempted to doze or stray in the absence of its leader's vigilance . Milton here demonstrated the ...
... described as prevailing only within Pandemonium itself : outside , the innu- merable legions were ruled by dread , untrustworthy in an army tempted to doze or stray in the absence of its leader's vigilance . Milton here demonstrated the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
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