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The chief commentators and annotators on Paradise Lost have been mentioned
in our Introduction to the Poem ; but it may be well here to present a conspectus
of them :1695. P. H. PilotoLÝTNS : i.e. PATRICK HUME ( see Introd . p . 21 ) .
The chief commentators and annotators on Paradise Lost have been mentioned
in our Introduction to the Poem ; but it may be well here to present a conspectus
of them :1695. P. H. PilotoLÝTNS : i.e. PATRICK HUME ( see Introd . p . 21 ) .
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Text of the Poem ; with Footnotes , chiefly selected from previous commentators .
1763. John WESLEY , the famous divine , in an edition of the Poem put forth on a
very peculiar principle . “ This inimitable work , amidst all its beauties , ” he said ...
Text of the Poem ; with Footnotes , chiefly selected from previous commentators .
1763. John WESLEY , the famous divine , in an edition of the Poem put forth on a
very peculiar principle . “ This inimitable work , amidst all its beauties , ” he said ...
Page 104
... poet's mind have to be discovered and cited ; his numerous mythological ,
geographical , and historical allusions have ... pass the bounds of the knowledge
that may be taken for granted in every reader ; all that learning of which the poem
is ...
... poet's mind have to be discovered and cited ; his numerous mythological ,
geographical , and historical allusions have ... pass the bounds of the knowledge
that may be taken for granted in every reader ; all that learning of which the poem
is ...
Page 105
... Italian , or English poets . Of the commentators known to me those who have
done most in this style of annotation are Patrick Hume , Bentley , Bishop Newton
and his coadjutors , Todd and his coadjutors , Mr. Keightley , and Mr. Browne ;
and ...
... Italian , or English poets . Of the commentators known to me those who have
done most in this style of annotation are Patrick Hume , Bentley , Bishop Newton
and his coadjutors , Todd and his coadjutors , Mr. Keightley , and Mr. Browne ;
and ...
Page 110
Let Bayes and the rest of the town - poets write their verses , spelling words all
the while in search of rhymes , and , like pack - horses , unable to get on unless
they heard the tinkle of the bells attached to their harness ! Milton was not to be ...
Let Bayes and the rest of the town - poets write their verses , spelling words all
the while in search of rhymes , and , like pack - horses , unable to get on unless
they heard the tinkle of the bells attached to their harness ! Milton was not to be ...
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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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