 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
 | Tanya Caldwell - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 272 pages
...that on the secret top / Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire / That Shepherd," calling upon her to aid "my adventrous Song, / That with no middle flight intends to soar / Above th' Aonian mount" (1:5-6, 13-5). The kind of faith that Milton placed in the powers of the muse (as... | |
 | Clare L. Spark - Literary Criticism - 2006 - 756 pages
...God-given moral principle, Milton asks for a steady hand: ... I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above...pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. Milton faced the dilemma that persists today in the hearts and heads of every independent intellectual,... | |
 | Victoria Silver - Literary Criticism - 2001 - 432 pages
...his "adventurous song" superseding both ancient and modern exponents of the epic convention—"That with no middle flight intends to soar / Above the...pursues / Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme" (LM 1.13-16). Yet as the narrative proceeds, another aspect presents itself to this seemingly shameless... | |
 | John T. Shawcross - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 372 pages
...Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'd Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventrous Song [I, 6-IS] The references are to Moses as Prophet (that is, one who foresees and shows the people the... | |
 | Amélie Rorty - Good and evil - 2001 - 376 pages
...Heav'ns and Earth Rose out (A Chaos'. Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Stloa's Brook that flow'd Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid to my advent'rous Song, [W]ith speedy works th' Arch-fiend [thus] repli'd. . . . fT]o be weak is miserable Doing or Suffering:... | |
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