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... mean that the poet is on their side - indeed his clear conviction is that the good will always tri- umph — but that ... means a consecration of the soul to the good . Milton shows that chastity is not a negative virtue , a denial , but ...
... mean that the poet is on their side - indeed his clear conviction is that the good will always tri- umph — but that ... means a consecration of the soul to the good . Milton shows that chastity is not a negative virtue , a denial , but ...
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... means of affirming good amid tragic loss . Milton has carefully selected every word and detail to produce what many critics have called the poem's musical precision . He shows himself to be a master not only of sound effects but of a ...
... means of affirming good amid tragic loss . Milton has carefully selected every word and detail to produce what many critics have called the poem's musical precision . He shows himself to be a master not only of sound effects but of a ...
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... means result ; mortal means both deadly and " making men mortal " since the sin of Adam and Eve is seen as the cause of human weakness : primeval man lost the perfection of Eden , suffering disease and death as the result of his first ...
... means result ; mortal means both deadly and " making men mortal " since the sin of Adam and Eve is seen as the cause of human weakness : primeval man lost the perfection of Eden , suffering disease and death as the result of his first ...
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