The Poetical Works of John MiltonJ. R. Osgood, 1874 |
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Page 119
... ( Heaven ) and Ge ( Earth ) , who made war on their father and had possession of Heaven for a time , but were at length defeated and expelled by Zeus after a ten years ' war . By the " Earth - born " Milton seems to mean the Giants , a ...
... ( Heaven ) and Ge ( Earth ) , who made war on their father and had possession of Heaven for a time , but were at length defeated and expelled by Zeus after a ten years ' war . By the " Earth - born " Milton seems to mean the Giants , a ...
Page 120
... Heaven ? " An unusual order in English , but occasional in Latin - the thing received in exchange being put first . 254. " The mind is its own place , " & c . This is a memorable line for grammatical as well as for other reasons - being ...
... Heaven ? " An unusual order in English , but occasional in Latin - the thing received in exchange being put first . 254. " The mind is its own place , " & c . This is a memorable line for grammatical as well as for other reasons - being ...
Page 123
... Heaven ; but , after their rebellion , those names were blotted out from the celestial records , so that no whisper of them has survived . It was not till , in the course of ages , roving from Hell , they had realized their new and ...
... Heaven ; but , after their rebellion , those names were blotted out from the celestial records , so that no whisper of them has survived . It was not till , in the course of ages , roving from Hell , they had realized their new and ...
Page 127
... Heaven , " i.e. " punished with the loss of Heaven . " The word " to amerce " ( noun amercement or amerciament ) was an old law term , meaning " to punish by a fine at the discretion of the Court , " and derived from the French phrase à ...
... Heaven , " i.e. " punished with the loss of Heaven . " The word " to amerce " ( noun amercement or amerciament ) was an old law term , meaning " to punish by a fine at the discretion of the Court , " and derived from the French phrase à ...
Page 129
... Heaven . " An oratorical exaggera- tion ; for the computation afterwards is , even by Satan himself , that a third part only of the heavenly host had joined him in his revolt ( Book II . 692 , V. 710 , and VI . 156 ) . This seems to ...
... Heaven . " An oratorical exaggera- tion ; for the computation afterwards is , even by Satan himself , that a third part only of the heavenly host had joined him in his revolt ( Book II . 692 , V. 710 , and VI . 156 ) . This seems to ...
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