The Poetical Works of John MiltonJ. R. Osgood, 1874 |
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Page 133
... we are at worst on this side nothing . " This is sometimes printed , we are , at worst , on this side nothing ; " which spoils the meaning . Moloch means , " We are now already BOOK II . ] 133 Notes to Paradise Lost . •
... we are at worst on this side nothing . " This is sometimes printed , we are , at worst , on this side nothing ; " which spoils the meaning . Moloch means , " We are now already BOOK II . ] 133 Notes to Paradise Lost . •
Page 134
... already at the worst that is possible on this side of total annihilation . ” 104. " his fatal throne , " i.e. upheld by fate . 113 , 114. " make the worse appear the better reason . " A literal transla- tion , as Bentley points out , of ...
... already at the worst that is possible on this side of total annihilation . ” 104. " his fatal throne , " i.e. upheld by fate . 113 , 114. " make the worse appear the better reason . " A literal transla- tion , as Bentley points out , of ...
Page 135
... already occurred to Satan see Book I. 325-330 . 66 205. venturous : " spelt vent'rous in Milton's editions . 220. " this darkness light . " It has been doubted whether " light " is here a substantive or an adjective ; but the ...
... already occurred to Satan see Book I. 325-330 . 66 205. venturous : " spelt vent'rous in Milton's editions . 220. " this darkness light . " It has been doubted whether " light " is here a substantive or an adjective ; but the ...
Page 137
... already suggested to all the Angels by their supreme chief on their first muster out of the Burning Lake . Beelzebub may have meanwhile ruminated the idea ; or he and Satan may have discussed it between themselves , and the chief may ...
... already suggested to all the Angels by their supreme chief on their first muster out of the Burning Lake . Beelzebub may have meanwhile ruminated the idea ; or he and Satan may have discussed it between themselves , and the chief may ...
Page 139
... already thinking of similar traits of nobleness to be found in bad men . " Let not bad men , " he says , " set much store by those casual acts of seeming nobleness to which glory or ambition may doubtless spur even the worst of them ...
... already thinking of similar traits of nobleness to be found in bad men . " Let not bad men , " he says , " set much store by those casual acts of seeming nobleness to which glory or ambition may doubtless spur even the worst of them ...
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