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... to retire , and live in the country . He was a very worthy man ; and married
Sarah Cafton , of a family originally derived from Wales . She was a woman of
incomparable virtue and goodness , and by her husband had two sons and a
daughter .
... to retire , and live in the country . He was a very worthy man ; and married
Sarah Cafton , of a family originally derived from Wales . She was a woman of
incomparable virtue and goodness , and by her husband had two sons and a
daughter .
Side xvii
Mrs. Milton had not cohabited : with her husband above a month , before she was
earnestly solicited by her relations to come and spend the semaining part of the
summer with them in the country . If it was not at her instigation that her friends ...
Mrs. Milton had not cohabited : with her husband above a month , before she was
earnestly solicited by her relations to come and spend the semaining part of the
summer with them in the country . If it was not at her instigation that her friends ...
Side xviii
... so highly incensed her husband , that he thought it would be dishonourable
ever to receive her again after such a repulse , and he determined to repudiate
her , as she had in effect repudiated him , and to consider her no longer as his
wife .
... so highly incensed her husband , that he thought it would be dishonourable
ever to receive her again after such a repulse , and he determined to repudiate
her , as she had in effect repudiated him , and to consider her no longer as his
wife .
Side xxviii
She too died in childbed within a year af . ter their marriage , and her child , a
daughter , died a month after . Her husband has done honour to her memory in
one of his sonnets . Two or three years before his second marriage he had totally
lost ...
She too died in childbed within a year af . ter their marriage , and her child , a
daughter , died a month after . Her husband has done honour to her memory in
one of his sonnets . Two or three years before his second marriage he had totally
lost ...
Side xxxix
The ihird edition was published in 1978 ; a ! ! it appears that Milton had left his
remaining rigt . in the copy to his widow ; and she agreed with Sim . mons the
printer to accept eight pounds in full c ? all demands . Her receipt for the money is
...
The ihird edition was published in 1978 ; a ! ! it appears that Milton had left his
remaining rigt . in the copy to his widow ; and she agreed with Sim . mons the
printer to accept eight pounds in full c ? all demands . Her receipt for the money is
...
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LibraryThing Review
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