The Poetical Works of John MiltonJ. R. Osgood, 1874 |
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Page 112
... less judgment in that behalf . " But now , when men know the difference , and have the examples both " of the best and of the worst , surely to follow rather the Goths in rhyming than the Greeks in true versifying were to eat acorns ...
... less judgment in that behalf . " But now , when men know the difference , and have the examples both " of the best and of the worst , surely to follow rather the Goths in rhyming than the Greeks in true versifying were to eat acorns ...
Page 120
... less than he " : a phrase of diffi- cult construction : meaning either " And what I should be - viz . all but just next to him , " & c . ; or “ And what I should be , all but ( except ) that I am less than he , " & c . Were it safe to ...
... less than he " : a phrase of diffi- cult construction : meaning either " And what I should be - viz . all but just next to him , " & c . ; or “ And what I should be , all but ( except ) that I am less than he , " & c . Were it safe to ...
Page 121
... less , " " nevertheless . " 1 303. " Vallombrosa . " Literally " the shady valley " -- a beautiful valley , about eighteen miles from Florence , doubtless visited by Milton in the autumn of 1638. There is a tradition that he spent some ...
... less , " " nevertheless . " 1 303. " Vallombrosa . " Literally " the shady valley " -- a beautiful valley , about eighteen miles from Florence , doubtless visited by Milton in the autumn of 1638. There is a tradition that he spent some ...
Page 125
... less im- portant personage than Moloch who led it . He is , moreover , the exact opposite of Moloch in character - Moloch , defiant , fierce , and bloody ; Belial , soft , effeminate , and persuasive . According to Milton , he was not a ...
... less im- portant personage than Moloch who led it . He is , moreover , the exact opposite of Moloch in character - Moloch , defiant , fierce , and bloody ; Belial , soft , effeminate , and persuasive . According to Milton , he was not a ...
Page 127
... less bore and a greater , above and below . " See also Hamlet iii . 2 , where " re - enter the Players with recorders , " and Hamlet draws a humorous moral from one of the instruments . ས 565. " with ordered spear and shield : " a ...
... less bore and a greater , above and below . " See also Hamlet iii . 2 , where " re - enter the Players with recorders , " and Hamlet draws a humorous moral from one of the instruments . ས 565. " with ordered spear and shield : " a ...
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