The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Volume 2C. and J. Rivington; J. Cuthell; J. Nunn; J. and W.T. Clarke; Longman and Company; ... [and 17 others], 1826 |
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... sublime , In number , weight , and measure , needs not rhime . ANDREW MARVELL . Poem . Milton received him very civilly , and told him he would give him leave to tagge his verses . " TODD . Ver . 51. I too , transported by the mode ...
... sublime , In number , weight , and measure , needs not rhime . ANDREW MARVELL . Poem . Milton received him very civilly , and told him he would give him leave to tagge his verses . " TODD . Ver . 51. I too , transported by the mode ...
Page xix
... sublime . Virgil , in this particular , falls short of Homer . He has not indeed so many thoughts that are low and vulgar , but , at the same time , has not so many thoughts that are sublime and noble . The truth of it is , Virgil ...
... sublime . Virgil , in this particular , falls short of Homer . He has not indeed so many thoughts that are low and vulgar , but , at the same time , has not so many thoughts that are sublime and noble . The truth of it is , Virgil ...
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... sublime . In proportion as either of these two qualities are wanting , the language is imperfect . Perspicuity is the first and most necessary qualification ; insomuch that a good - natured reader sometimes overlooks a little slip even ...
... sublime . In proportion as either of these two qualities are wanting , the language is imperfect . Perspicuity is the first and most necessary qualification ; insomuch that a good - natured reader sometimes overlooks a little slip even ...
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... sublime . Milton has but few fail- ings in this kind , of which , however , you may meet with some instances , as in the following passages : " Embryos , and idiots , eremites , and friars " White , black , and gray , with all their ...
... sublime . Milton has but few fail- ings in this kind , of which , however , you may meet with some instances , as in the following passages : " Embryos , and idiots , eremites , and friars " White , black , and gray , with all their ...
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... sublime . To this end it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrases of speech . The judgement of a poet very much discovers itself in shunning the common roads of expression , without falling into such ways of speech as ...
... sublime . To this end it ought to deviate from the common forms and ordinary phrases of speech . The judgement of a poet very much discovers itself in shunning the common roads of expression , without falling into such ways of speech as ...
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Adam Adam and Eve Æneas Æneid Almighty ancient Angels appear arms beauty Belial Bentley blank verse bright CALLANDER called Chaos Compare criticks darkness Death delight described divine DUNSTER earth edit epick Euripides evil expression fable Faer Faerie Queene fall fire flowers Gier give glory gods happy hast hath Heaven heavenly Hell heroick Hesiod Homer horrour HUME Ibid Iliad imitation infernal Italian King Latin light Lord manner Milton mind Moloch nature NEWTON night numbers o'er observed Ovid pain Paradise Lost passage PEARCE perhaps poem poet poetical poetry reader remarks RICHARDSON Satan says Scripture seem'd seems sense sentiments Shakspeare simile song spake speaking speech Spenser Spirits STILLINGFLEET stood sublime superiour sweet syllable Tasso terrour thee things thou thought throne THYER TODD verse Virgil wings word δὲ καὶ