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... earth ( a reference to the Roman world at peace for seven years before Christ's birth ) . The frozen " picture " of suspenseful silence ( stanza 4 ) is followed by a hushed sense ( line 64 ) of nature awaiting Christ's coming . Ovid's ...
... earth ( a reference to the Roman world at peace for seven years before Christ's birth ) . The frozen " picture " of suspenseful silence ( stanza 4 ) is followed by a hushed sense ( line 64 ) of nature awaiting Christ's coming . Ovid's ...
Page 96
... Earth now encroach on his domain . Satan flies off amid " fighting elements , " a course more diffi- cult than that of Jason and the Argonauts , the poet says , or of Ulysses . Behind him Sin and Death build a great bridge ( described ...
... Earth now encroach on his domain . Satan flies off amid " fighting elements , " a course more diffi- cult than that of Jason and the Argonauts , the poet says , or of Ulysses . Behind him Sin and Death build a great bridge ( described ...
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... Earth where the epic bard can attack pretension and folly . He lists those who , try- ing to achieve illusory fame or happiness on earth , will throw away their chance for salvation and float up to this place because of their vaporous ...
... Earth where the epic bard can attack pretension and folly . He lists those who , try- ing to achieve illusory fame or happiness on earth , will throw away their chance for salvation and float up to this place because of their vaporous ...
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