The Poetical Works of John MiltonJ. R. Osgood, 1874 |
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... poem from the troublesome and modern bondage of riming . " In other words , Milton regarded himself as the first to apply ... poets , but also in our new English rhymers at this day . They wished , as Virgil and Horace were not wedded to ...
... poem from the troublesome and modern bondage of riming . " In other words , Milton regarded himself as the first to apply ... poets , but also in our new English rhymers at this day . They wished , as Virgil and Horace were not wedded to ...
Page 113
... poem of such an order , he may have let his expression sweep beyond the exact bounds of his intention . For , though he had used Blank Verse in his own earlier poetry , as in Comus , had not the bulk of that poetry been in rhyme ? Nay ...
... poem of such an order , he may have let his expression sweep beyond the exact bounds of his intention . For , though he had used Blank Verse in his own earlier poetry , as in Comus , had not the bulk of that poetry been in rhyme ? Nay ...
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... poets , has opened his epic . It is expressly the HEBREW Muse that he invokes- the Muse that may be supposed to have ... poet . For the theme that he proposes requires such aid ; his song is one that intends to soar above the Aonian ...
... poets , has opened his epic . It is expressly the HEBREW Muse that he invokes- the Muse that may be supposed to have ... poet . For the theme that he proposes requires such aid ; his song is one that intends to soar above the Aonian ...
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... poet , describing the defeat of the Titans by Zeus and their confinement in Tartarus , says that Tartarus is just as ... poets , by way of a certain for an uncertain time . He gives instances from the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Æneid ...
... poet , describing the defeat of the Titans by Zeus and their confinement in Tartarus , says that Tartarus is just as ... poets , by way of a certain for an uncertain time . He gives instances from the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Æneid ...
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... poets . 728. " blazing cressets . " A cresset was any open vessel , jar , or cage , in which tarred ropes or the like could be burnt by way of beacon - lights ; hence such lights themselves were also called cressets . Wedgwood con ...
... poets . 728. " blazing cressets . " A cresset was any open vessel , jar , or cage , in which tarred ropes or the like could be burnt by way of beacon - lights ; hence such lights themselves were also called cressets . Wedgwood con ...
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