The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Volume 2C. and J. Rivington; J. Cuthell; J. Nunn; J. and W.T. Clarke; Longman and Company; ... [and 17 others], 1826 |
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Page xii
... Satan's voyage to the gates of Hell , and through Chaos , & c . till he alighted on the top of Mount Niphates , Milton no where intimates ; and it is vain to measure that space : but he is said to have stopped on Mount Niphates at noon ...
... Satan's voyage to the gates of Hell , and through Chaos , & c . till he alighted on the top of Mount Niphates , Milton no where intimates ; and it is vain to measure that space : but he is said to have stopped on Mount Niphates at noon ...
Page xxxvi
... Satan's speech : " If thou beest he ; that Beëlzebub ! -He stops ; and falls into a bitter reflection on their present condition , com- pared with that in which they lately were . He attempts again to open his mind ; cannot proceed on ...
... Satan's speech : " If thou beest he ; that Beëlzebub ! -He stops ; and falls into a bitter reflection on their present condition , com- pared with that in which they lately were . He attempts again to open his mind ; cannot proceed on ...
Page xlii
... Satan upon the situation of their affairs , maintains his rank in the book now before us . There is a won- derful majesty described in his rising up to speak . He acts as a kind of moderator between the two opposite parties , and ...
... Satan upon the situation of their affairs , maintains his rank in the book now before us . There is a won- derful majesty described in his rising up to speak . He acts as a kind of moderator between the two opposite parties , and ...
Page xliv
... Satan to the gates of Hell is finely imaged . I have already declared my opinion of the allegory concerning Sin and Death , which is however a very finished piece in its kind , when it is not considered as a part of an epick poem . The ...
... Satan to the gates of Hell is finely imaged . I have already declared my opinion of the allegory concerning Sin and Death , which is however a very finished piece in its kind , when it is not considered as a part of an epick poem . The ...
Page xlv
... Satan , his advancing to the combat , the outcry at his birth , are circumstances too noble to be passed over in silence , and extremely suitable to this King of Terrours . I need not mention the justness of thought , which is observed ...
... Satan , his advancing to the combat , the outcry at his birth , are circumstances too noble to be passed over in silence , and extremely suitable to this King of Terrours . I need not mention the justness of thought , which is observed ...
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