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... sense of independence . The poet requests further leisure for his studies and defends his need to study , preferring not to enter business or the " noisy stu- pidity " of the law courts . The poem also provides the earliest ac- count of ...
... sense of independence . The poet requests further leisure for his studies and defends his need to study , preferring not to enter business or the " noisy stu- pidity " of the law courts . The poem also provides the earliest ac- count of ...
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... sense of physical movement.10 Milton has been accused of emphasizing sound at the expense of image or idea , yet his visual sense and indebtedness to painting and architecture have been conclusively demonstrated . His style is often ...
... sense of physical movement.10 Milton has been accused of emphasizing sound at the expense of image or idea , yet his visual sense and indebtedness to painting and architecture have been conclusively demonstrated . His style is often ...
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... sense of hope , until it is seen that he has no future except meaningless destruction . One obvious sign of ultimate hope for man- -a sign that Satan has not succeeded in destroying man- kind is the sense of admiration for Satan's ...
... sense of hope , until it is seen that he has no future except meaningless destruction . One obvious sign of ultimate hope for man- -a sign that Satan has not succeeded in destroying man- kind is the sense of admiration for Satan's ...
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