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Page 121
... of the similes of Milton , the habit , natural to the poetic mind , of pursuing a
comparison , once suggested , beyond the mere limits of illustrative likeness , for
the sake of a rich accumulation of circumstance beautiful in itself . Spenser ( F. Q.
v .
... of the similes of Milton , the habit , natural to the poetic mind , of pursuing a
comparison , once suggested , beyond the mere limits of illustrative likeness , for
the sake of a rich accumulation of circumstance beautiful in itself . Spenser ( F. Q.
v .
Page 126
534. “ Azazel . ” The name , according to Hume , signifies in Hebrew “ the scape -
goat ” ( Levit . xvi . ) ; but Newton translates it “ brave in retreat . " 543. “ reign of
Chaos , " i.e. kingdom ( regnum ) of Chaos . Newton quotes Spenser ( F. Q. ii . 7.
534. “ Azazel . ” The name , according to Hume , signifies in Hebrew “ the scape -
goat ” ( Levit . xvi . ) ; but Newton translates it “ brave in retreat . " 543. “ reign of
Chaos , " i.e. kingdom ( regnum ) of Chaos . Newton quotes Spenser ( F. Q. ii . 7.
Page 131
Milton , following Scripture , personifies him , as the god of riches , as Spenser
had already donebringing him forward , for special reasons , out of the
promiscuous host of demons , whom he had left unnamed in the first muster . He
identifies ...
Milton , following Scripture , personifies him , as the god of riches , as Spenser
had already donebringing him forward , for special reasons , out of the
promiscuous host of demons , whom he had left unnamed in the first muster . He
identifies ...
Page 140
Thyer found the exact phrase , “ Heaven's cheerful face , ” in Spenser ( F. Q. ii . 12
. 34 ) ; and Newton and others find traces of Iliad v . 522–526 and other passages
in the whole simile . Mr. Keightley quotes Spenser's 40th Sonnet . 491 . Scowls ...
Thyer found the exact phrase , “ Heaven's cheerful face , ” in Spenser ( F. Q. ii . 12
. 34 ) ; and Newton and others find traces of Iliad v . 522–526 and other passages
in the whole simile . Mr. Keightley quotes Spenser's 40th Sonnet . 491 . Scowls ...
Page 143
See particularly Spenser's personification of Error in the Faery Queene , Book i .
canto i . , stanzas 14 , 15 ; and Phineas Fletcher's description of Hamartia or Sin
in the Purple Island , xii . 27. Here , as through all Milton's poetry , we see shreds
...
See particularly Spenser's personification of Error in the Faery Queene , Book i .
canto i . , stanzas 14 , 15 ; and Phineas Fletcher's description of Hamartia or Sin
in the Purple Island , xii . 27. Here , as through all Milton's poetry , we see shreds
...
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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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