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Page xvi
... living in the long disciplined periods of waiting , of constantly preparing for action , of being ready without knowing when the call would come ; and celebrated , on the other hand , when occasions seemed to have been given him to ...
... living in the long disciplined periods of waiting , of constantly preparing for action , of being ready without knowing when the call would come ; and celebrated , on the other hand , when occasions seemed to have been given him to ...
Page 160
... living in his uncle's house.3 But Milton was full of projects . It is not safe to assume that a projected tragic poem on the Fall in the 1640s would have looked anything like the epic published in 1667 and the gist of the authorial self ...
... living in his uncle's house.3 But Milton was full of projects . It is not safe to assume that a projected tragic poem on the Fall in the 1640s would have looked anything like the epic published in 1667 and the gist of the authorial self ...
Page 190
... living oracle Into the world , to teach his final will , And sends his spirit of truth henceforth to dwell In pious hearts , an inward oracle To all truth requisite for men to know . ( i 456-64 ) With unique distinction , but not ...
... living oracle Into the world , to teach his final will , And sends his spirit of truth henceforth to dwell In pious hearts , an inward oracle To all truth requisite for men to know . ( i 456-64 ) With unique distinction , but not ...
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the Vacation Exercise and Early Latin | 1 |
the Nativity Ode | 19 |
Italy Politics and the Voice of Authority | 59 |
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