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Page 122
... of locusts coming over Egypt at the summons of Moses's rod ; but , finally ,
when they alight on the plain and fill it , they are like the Northern hordes that ,
bursting the boundaries of the Rhine and the Danube , overran the Roman
Empire .
... of locusts coming over Egypt at the summons of Moses's rod ; but , finally ,
when they alight on the plain and fill it , they are like the Northern hordes that ,
bursting the boundaries of the Rhine and the Danube , overran the Roman
Empire .
Page 129
It was the custom of the Roman soldiers , says Bentley , to applaud by smiting
their shields with their swords . One might have guessed as much . 669. “ Hurling
defance toward the vault of Heaven . " Mr. Keightley thinks Milton here “ forgets ...
It was the custom of the Roman soldiers , says Bentley , to applaud by smiting
their shields with their swords . One might have guessed as much . 669. “ Hurling
defance toward the vault of Heaven . " Mr. Keightley thinks Milton here “ forgets ...
Page 159
The Roman Catholic Church had recognised , under the name of “ Limbus
Patrum , ” or the “ Limbo of the Fathers , " a certain region on the edge or border
of Hell ( limbus , “ a hem ” ) , set apart for the souls of such of the patriarchal
Israelites ...
The Roman Catholic Church had recognised , under the name of “ Limbus
Patrum , ” or the “ Limbo of the Fathers , " a certain region on the edge or border
of Hell ( limbus , “ a hem ” ) , set apart for the souls of such of the patriarchal
Israelites ...
Page 178
744-762 . “ Whatever hypocrites austerely talk , " & c . It has been suggested by
Mr. Keightley that in this passage Milton had in view not merely the general
discouragement of the married state by the Roman Catholic advocates of
monasticism ...
744-762 . “ Whatever hypocrites austerely talk , " & c . It has been suggested by
Mr. Keightley that in this passage Milton had in view not merely the general
discouragement of the married state by the Roman Catholic advocates of
monasticism ...
Page 201
A Roman army , ready for battle , was said stare in procinctu ( from procingere , “
to gird tight in front " ) , the soldiers having then their garments girt tight round
them . 29–43 . “ Servant of God , " & c . This is the meaning of the name Abdiel .
A Roman army , ready for battle , was said stare in procinctu ( from procingere , “
to gird tight in front " ) , the soldiers having then their garments girt tight round
them . 29–43 . “ Servant of God , " & c . This is the meaning of the name Abdiel .
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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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