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Page 114
It is expressly the HEBREW Muse that he invokesthe Muse that may be supposed
to have inspired the shepherd Moses , either on Mount Horeb , when he was
keeping the flocks of his fatherin - law Jethro , and the Angel of the Lord
appeared ...
It is expressly the HEBREW Muse that he invokesthe Muse that may be supposed
to have inspired the shepherd Moses , either on Mount Horeb , when he was
keeping the flocks of his fatherin - law Jethro , and the Angel of the Lord
appeared ...
Page 116
as far as Angel's ken . ” Printed in the original edition “ as far as Angels kenn ; "
which , as it was not then the habit to indicate the possessive case by an
apostrophe , leaves us uncertain whether ken is to be taken as a verb or as a
noun .
as far as Angel's ken . ” Printed in the original edition “ as far as Angels kenn ; "
which , as it was not then the habit to indicate the possessive case by an
apostrophe , leaves us uncertain whether ken is to be taken as a verb or as a
noun .
Page 117
... by God to the chief of the rebel Angels after his fall . 84 , 85. “ Oh , how fallen ,
how changed from him ! " & c . A coagulation , as Newton pointed out , of phrases
from Isaiah xiv . 12 : “ How art thou fallen from Heaven ! " and Virgil , Æn . ii .
... by God to the chief of the rebel Angels after his fall . 84 , 85. “ Oh , how fallen ,
how changed from him ! " & c . A coagulation , as Newton pointed out , of phrases
from Isaiah xiv . 12 : “ How art thou fallen from Heaven ! " and Virgil , Æn . ii .
Page 118
Satan here assumes the necessary , or at least , by decree , indestructible ,
existence of himself and the Angels . Empyreal , ” made of the element of fire .
125 . “ Eternal Providence . ” In the First Edition the phrase runs ' assert th '
eternal ...
Satan here assumes the necessary , or at least , by decree , indestructible ,
existence of himself and the Angels . Empyreal , ” made of the element of fire .
125 . “ Eternal Providence . ” In the First Edition the phrase runs ' assert th '
eternal ...
Page 120
279–281 . though now they lie .... as we crewhile " : Satan and Beelzebub are on
the solid plain beside the burning lake ; but all the rest of the Angels are still in
the lake . 1 1 282. " pernicious highth , " Though meaning originally “ I 20 [ BOOK
I.
279–281 . though now they lie .... as we crewhile " : Satan and Beelzebub are on
the solid plain beside the burning lake ; but all the rest of the Angels are still in
the lake . 1 1 282. " pernicious highth , " Though meaning originally “ I 20 [ BOOK
I.
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| Title | The Poetical Works of John Milton |
| Author | John Mitford |
| Editors | John Mitford, David Masson |
| Publisher | J. R. Osgood, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 10 Nov 2016 |
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