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Page 118
but there is a direction among the Errata to delete th ' . 128. “ trronèd Powers , "
i.e. those of the Angels that sat on thrones or had kingly rank in Heaven , as
distinct from the multitude of the Seraphim . 1 “ the 1 or 152. " gloomy Deep . ”
Deep is ...
but there is a direction among the Errata to delete th ' . 128. “ trronèd Powers , "
i.e. those of the Angels that sat on thrones or had kingly rank in Heaven , as
distinct from the multitude of the Seraphim . 1 “ the 1 or 152. " gloomy Deep . ”
Deep is ...
Page 132
With hundreds , " so spelt in the original edition ; but in the Errata of that edition
there is a direction for this passage , “ For hundreds read hunderds , " as if Milton
preferred the second pronunciation . In the Second Edition it is “ hunderds ” ; but
...
With hundreds , " so spelt in the original edition ; but in the Errata of that edition
there is a direction for this passage , “ For hundreds read hunderds , " as if Milton
preferred the second pronunciation . In the Second Edition it is “ hunderds ” ; but
...
Page 138
... who walks up and down in a little path . 414. “ We now no less ” : so spelt in the
original edition ; but there is a direction among the Errata to change “ we ” into “
wee , ” showing that Milton meant the word to be pronounced emphatically here .
... who walks up and down in a little path . 414. “ We now no less ” : so spelt in the
original edition ; but there is a direction among the Errata to change “ we ” into “
wee , ” showing that Milton meant the word to be pronounced emphatically here .
Page 161
These , and all such , says Milton , ascend from the Earth in the direction of their
wishes — i.e . towards the orifice leading to the Empyrean . They pass the
Planets seven ; they pass the Fixed , i.e. the Firmament or the Sphere of the Fixed
Stars ...
These , and all such , says Milton , ascend from the Earth in the direction of their
wishes — i.e . towards the orifice leading to the Empyrean . They pass the
Planets seven ; they pass the Fixed , i.e. the Firmament or the Sphere of the Fixed
Stars ...
Page 162
All this dark globe the Fiend found ... til at last a gleam of dawning light turned
thitherward in haste ( i.e. in the direction of the gleam ) his travelled ( perhaps
travaileit ) steps . ” The meaning is that Satan , after much walking on the dark
outside ...
All this dark globe the Fiend found ... til at last a gleam of dawning light turned
thitherward in haste ( i.e. in the direction of the gleam ) his travelled ( perhaps
travaileit ) steps . ” The meaning is that Satan , after much walking on the dark
outside ...
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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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