 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 6by John Milton - 1903 - 372 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Salem Town - Elocution - 1847 - 420 pages
...and earth . . Rose out of chaos ! Or, if Sion hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook, that flowed Fast by the oracle of God ; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th' Aonian mount, while it pursues... | |
 | John Milton - 1848 - 474 pages
...heavens 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 adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above the Aonian mount, while it pursues... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1848 - 470 pages
...and earth . . Rose out of chaos ! Or, if Sion hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook, that flowed Fast by the oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above tli' Aonian mount while it pursues... | |
 | William Bridges Hunter - Literary Criticism - 1989 - 300 pages
...actions for the writer of Paradise Lost: or if Sion hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook that flowed Fast by the oracle of God: I thence Invoke Thy aid to my adventurous song. Now the identifying locality is Sion hill and Siloa's brook. "Sion," or "Zion," has... | |
 | John Hollander - Poetry - 1990 - 280 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...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, 0 Spirit,... | |
 | Manfred Görlach - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1991 - 492 pages
...Heav'ns and Earth Rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion Hill 10 Delight thee more, and Siloa's Brook that flow'd Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid...Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th'Aonian Mount, while it pursues 15 Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime. And chiefly Thou O Spirit,... | |
 | David Norton - Religion - 1993 - 436 pages
...(vu: 2—3), for he is writing adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th' Aonian mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. (I: 13—26) his Psalms to use the language of the KJB. one might expect him to adopt a style like... | |
 | Angela Esterhammer - Literary Criticism - 1994 - 276 pages
...Heav'ns and Earth Rose ont of Chaos'. Or if Sion Hill Delight thee more, and Slkxi!s Brook that flow'd Fast by the Oracle of God; I thence Invoke thy aid...Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th' Aonlan Mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhyme. And chiefly Thou 0 Spirit,... | |
 | David Armitage, Armand Himy, Quentin Skinner - History - 1998 - 300 pages
...Johnson, The Lives oj the English Poets, ed. George Birkbeck Hill, 3 vols. (Oxford, aid to my adventurous song, That with no middle flight intends to soar,...pursues Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme, (PL, 1, 13-16) The 'adventurous song' is a song about adventure, and which takes risks, especially... | |
 | Bob Perelman - Literary Criticism - 1996 - 200 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...Song, That with no middle flight intends to soar Above th' Aonian Mount, while it pursues Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhyme. political and moral subordination... | |
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