 And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to...  Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books - Page 179by John Milton - 1750Full view - About this book
 | Leslie Moore - Poetry - 1990 - 252 pages
...unregarded" (WJR, 9). Later he quotes from the "Invocation" to Book 3 — "So much the rather thou Celestial Light / Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers / Irradiate, there plant eyes" (PL 3.51-53) — to support his belief that "a painter's own mind should have grace, and greatness;... | |
 | Stace, Publius Papinius Statius, Statius - Epic poetry, Latin - 1991 - 288 pages
...Summers. for example, suggests that Milton's prayer for inner light: So much the rather thou celestial light Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers irradiate, there plant eyes. (PL 3. 51 ff.) is inspired by these words of Amphiaraus: nhruit ora deus totamquc in pectora lucem... | |
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