Milton Criticism: Selections from Four CenturiesJames Thorpe Octagon Books, 1966 - 376 pages |
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... passage by building a bridge , because the difficulty of Satan's passage is described as real and sensible , and the bridge ought to be only figurative . The hell assigned to the re- bellious spirits is described as not less local than ...
... passage by building a bridge , because the difficulty of Satan's passage is described as real and sensible , and the bridge ought to be only figurative . The hell assigned to the re- bellious spirits is described as not less local than ...
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... passage of Comus , where the Lady ac- cuses Night of having stolen her brothers : - O thievish Night , Why shouldst thou , but for some felonious end , In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars Which Nature hung in heaven , and filled ...
... passage of Comus , where the Lady ac- cuses Night of having stolen her brothers : - O thievish Night , Why shouldst thou , but for some felonious end , In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars Which Nature hung in heaven , and filled ...
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... passage is compact of Miltonic philosophy , but for that I must refer you to such critics as Professor Saurat and Mr ... passage . To extract this passage of twelve lines is to mutilate it . I contrast with this passage the following ...
... passage is compact of Miltonic philosophy , but for that I must refer you to such critics as Professor Saurat and Mr ... passage . To extract this passage of twelve lines is to mutilate it . I contrast with this passage the following ...
Contents
Preface | 3 |
Joseph Addison six Spectator PAPERS ON Paradise Lost | 23 |
Jonathan Richardson EXPLANATORY NOTES AND REMARKS | 54 |
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