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Side xv
... having the reading of lo many authors as it were by proxy , he might poflibly
have preserved his fight , if he had not moreover been perpe : tually busied in
reading or writing something himself . It was certainly a very recluse and studious
life ...
... having the reading of lo many authors as it were by proxy , he might poflibly
have preserved his fight , if he had not moreover been perpe : tually busied in
reading or writing something himself . It was certainly a very recluse and studious
life ...
Side xxviii
Two or three years before his second marriage he had totally lost his fight : And
his enemies triumphed in his blindness , and imputed it as a judgment upon him
for writing againīt the King . But his fight had been decaying several years before
...
Two or three years before his second marriage he had totally lost his fight : And
his enemies triumphed in his blindness , and imputed it as a judgment upon him
for writing againīt the King . But his fight had been decaying several years before
...
Side xxxv
While he lived in Jewenfreet , Elwood the Quaker was first introduced to read to
him ; for , having wholly loft his fight , he kept always fome body or other to
perform that office , and usually the son of fome gentleman of his acquaintance ,
whom ...
While he lived in Jewenfreet , Elwood the Quaker was first introduced to read to
him ; for , having wholly loft his fight , he kept always fome body or other to
perform that office , and usually the son of fome gentleman of his acquaintance ,
whom ...
Side xlv
His eyes were of a light - blue colour , and from the first are said to have been
none of the brightest ; but after he lost the fight of them , ( which happened about
the 43d year of his age ) , they ftill appeared without spot or blemilh , and at first ...
His eyes were of a light - blue colour , and from the first are said to have been
none of the brightest ; but after he lost the fight of them , ( which happened about
the 43d year of his age ) , they ftill appeared without spot or blemilh , and at first ...
Side xlvi
Before he lost his fight , his principal - recreation was the exercise of his armis ;
but after he was confined by age and blindness , he had a machine to swing in
for the preservation of his health . In his youth he was accustomed to fit up late at
his ...
Before he lost his fight , his principal - recreation was the exercise of his armis ;
but after he was confined by age and blindness , he had a machine to swing in
for the preservation of his health . In his youth he was accustomed to fit up late at
his ...
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Brugeranmeldelse - VivalaErin - LibraryThingThe shortest answer is: John Milton was a poetic genius. PL is so beautiful, you can't help but feel for Adam and Eve. Even Satan is a great character - he so wants to be an epic hero. This poem is a masterpiece, and he wrote it completely blind. Beautiful, absolutely amazing. Læs hele anmeldelsen
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Brugeranmeldelse - StefanY - LibraryThingHistorical significance and beautifully descriptive prose aside, I couldn't get into this book at all. Maybe it's too much familiarity with the plot or the inevitability of the impending doom of the ... Læs hele anmeldelsen
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Adam againſt alſo angel appear arms behold beſt bring callid cloud created dark death deep delight divine doubt dwell earth equal eternal evil eyes fair faith fall Father fear field fight fire firſt fome fons fruit glory gods grace hand happy haſt hath head heard heart heav'n hell hill himſelf hope houſe Italy King land laſt late Latin learned leave leſs light live look loſt mean Milton mind morn moſt muſt nature never night once pain Paradiſe peace perhaps reaſon receive reſt round ſaid Satan ſay ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhape ſhe ſhould ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtood ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe things thoſe thou thought throne till tree virtue voice whoſe wide wings