Paradise LostJohn Bumpus, 1821 - 384 pages |
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Page ix
... death had disposed of his library ( which we may sup- pose to have been a valuable collection , ) he left no more than fifteen hundred pounds behind him for the support of his family and whoever considers the posts to which he was ...
... death had disposed of his library ( which we may sup- pose to have been a valuable collection , ) he left no more than fifteen hundred pounds behind him for the support of his family and whoever considers the posts to which he was ...
Page x
... death , a gutta serena , which had for several years been gradually increasing , totally extinguished his sight . In this melancholic condition he was easily prevailed with to think of taking another wife , who was Catharine the ...
... death , a gutta serena , which had for several years been gradually increasing , totally extinguished his sight . In this melancholic condition he was easily prevailed with to think of taking another wife , who was Catharine the ...
Page xxxix
... Death brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
... Death brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
Page xl
... Death worked up a mole of aggravated soil , ce- mented with asphaltus ; a work too bulky for ideal architects . This unskilful allegory appears to me one of the greatest faults of the poem ; and to this there was no temptation , but the ...
... Death worked up a mole of aggravated soil , ce- mented with asphaltus ; a work too bulky for ideal architects . This unskilful allegory appears to me one of the greatest faults of the poem ; and to this there was no temptation , but the ...
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... death into the world and all our woe ,. With loss of Eden , till one greater Man Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , Sing , heavenly Muse , that on the secret top Of Oreb , or of Sinai , didst inspire That shepherd , who first ...
... death into the world and all our woe ,. With loss of Eden , till one greater Man Restore us , and regain the blissful seat , Sing , heavenly Muse , that on the secret top Of Oreb , or of Sinai , didst inspire That shepherd , who first ...
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Abdiel Adam Almighty Angels arms aught beast Beelzebub behold bliss bright burning lake Canaan celestial Cherubim cloud created creatures dark days of Heaven death deep delight didst divine doom dreadful dwell earth ELIJAH FENTON eternal evil eyes fair faith Father fear Fiend fierce fire flaming flowers fruit glory Gods grace hand happy hast hath heard heart Heaven heavenly Hell highth hill honour Ithuriel JOHN MILTON King less lest light live mankind Messiah Milton mind Moloch nigh night o'er pain PARADISE LOST peace praise reign replied round sapience Satan Satan return scape seat seemed Serpent shade shalt sight soon sovran spake Spirits stars stood sweet taste Thammuz thee thence thine things thither thou hast thoughts throne thunder thyself tree Uriel virtue voice whence wings wonder Zephon