 Fast by the oracle of God, I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventrous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above the Aonian mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. And chiefly thou, O Spirit, that dost prefer Before...  Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books - Page 2by John Milton - 1903 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anthony Flinn - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 244 pages
...secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That Shepherd, who first taught the chosen Seed, ... I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent'rous Song, That...pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhyme. (I, 1-16) Here he displaces the focus from self to Spirit. Any uncertainty the speaker may profess... | |
 | Stephen Adams - Poetry - 1997 - 260 pages
...Seed, In the Beginning how the Heav'ns and Earth-» Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'd-» Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence-» Invoke thy...advent'rous Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar - ' I "'I" ' II - V ' Above th'Aonian Mount, while it pursues-» 15 . T . r -p . |„ Things unattempted... | |
 | Reuben Sánchez - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 278 pages
...ambition of this young university student is surely similar to the poetic ambition of the Bard who sings: I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th' Aonian Mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime. (Paradise Lost I, 12-16)... | |
 | Andrew Carpenter - Literary Criticism - 1998 - 662 pages
...couplet probably echoes Milton's Paradise Lost i, 12-16: '1 thence / Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song, / That with no middle flight intends to soar...pursues / Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.' 4. maids of the woods, ie the muses. The Num'rous Crowd, with wonder and delight, At once Confound,... | |
 | Andrew Carpenter - Literary Criticism - 1998 - 650 pages
...couplet probably echoes Milton's Paradise Lost i. 12-16: 'I thence / Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song. / That with no middle flight intends to soar...pursues / Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.' 4 maids of the woods, ie the muses. The Num'rous Crowd, with wonder and delight. At once Confound,... | |
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