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U Her branches on the western side Down to the sea she sent , And upward to
that river wide Her other branches went . 12 Why hast thou laid her hedges low ,
And broken down her fence , That all may pluck her , as they go , With rudest ...
U Her branches on the western side Down to the sea she sent , And upward to
that river wide Her other branches went . 12 Why hast thou laid her hedges low ,
And broken down her fence , That all may pluck her , as they go , With rudest ...
Page 110
... dead against the teachings and practice of Dryden , and is perhaps the most
thoroughgoing declaration on that side of the question yet to be found in the
language . It calls Rhyme " the invention of a barbarous age to set off wretched
matter ...
... dead against the teachings and practice of Dryden , and is perhaps the most
thoroughgoing declaration on that side of the question yet to be found in the
language . It calls Rhyme " the invention of a barbarous age to set off wretched
matter ...
Page 120
The usual meaning of the word is to sink , or go to the bottom ( fundus ) ; but one
can see the idea of the metaphorswallowed up and lost in the darkness . 207 . “
under the lee , " i.e. on that side of the monster which was protected from the wind
...
The usual meaning of the word is to sink , or go to the bottom ( fundus ) ; but one
can see the idea of the metaphorswallowed up and lost in the darkness . 207 . “
under the lee , " i.e. on that side of the monster which was protected from the wind
...
Page 123
31 , 32 ) , was on the east side of Jerusalem ; here was Tophet , supposed to
mean " the place of timbrels . ” The word “ Gehenna , ” now “ the type of Hell , " or
a synonym for Hell , is borrowed from the name of this valley , which , originally
the ...
31 , 32 ) , was on the east side of Jerusalem ; here was Tophet , supposed to
mean " the place of timbrels . ” The word “ Gehenna , ” now “ the type of Hell , " or
a synonym for Hell , is borrowed from the name of this valley , which , originally
the ...
Page 127
with ordered spear and shield : " a phrase of drill in Milton's time as in ours— “
order pikes ” being then the equivalent of our “ order arms " ; on which word of
command soldiers stand with their weapons resting perpendicularly by their
sides ...
with ordered spear and shield : " a phrase of drill in Milton's time as in ours— “
order pikes ” being then the equivalent of our “ order arms " ; on which word of
command soldiers stand with their weapons resting perpendicularly by their
sides ...
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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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