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Side xii
Having seen the finest parts of Italy , Milton was now thinking of pafling'over into
Sicily and Greece , when he was diverted from his purpofe by the news from
England , that things were tending to a civil war between the King and parliament
; for ...
Having seen the finest parts of Italy , Milton was now thinking of pafling'over into
Sicily and Greece , when he was diverted from his purpofe by the news from
England , that things were tending to a civil war between the King and parliament
; for ...
Side xix
About this time he published his letter of education to Mr. Samuel Haartlib , who
wrote fone things about husbandry , and was a man of confiderable learning .
This letter , which has been usually printed at the end of his poems , is , as I may
fay ...
About this time he published his letter of education to Mr. Samuel Haartlib , who
wrote fone things about husbandry , and was a man of confiderable learning .
This letter , which has been usually printed at the end of his poems , is , as I may
fay ...
Side xxx
... from following things more agreeable to his natural genius and inclination ,
though he was far from ever repent . ing of his writings in defence of liberty , but
gloried in them to the last . The only interruption now of his private studies was
the ...
... from following things more agreeable to his natural genius and inclination ,
though he was far from ever repent . ing of his writings in defence of liberty , but
gloried in them to the last . The only interruption now of his private studies was
the ...
Side xxxi
The ambassador was greatly surprised , that things of such consequence should
be intrusted to a blind man ; for he must necessarily employ an amanuenfis , and
that amanuensis might divulge the articles ; and said it was very wonderful , that ...
The ambassador was greatly surprised , that things of such consequence should
be intrusted to a blind man ; for he must necessarily employ an amanuenfis , and
that amanuensis might divulge the articles ; and said it was very wonderful , that ...
Side xlviii
But ( as he says of himself ) " he never could delight in long citations , much less "
s in whole traductions . ” Accordingly there are few things , and those of no great
length , which he has ever translated . He was poffefsed too much of an ever ...
But ( as he says of himself ) " he never could delight in long citations , much less "
s in whole traductions . ” Accordingly there are few things , and those of no great
length , which he has ever translated . He was poffefsed too much of an ever ...
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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
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books |
| Forfatter | John Milton |
| Udgiver | A. Donalson, and fold at his shop, 1772 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Complutense-universitetet i Madrid |
| Digitaliseret | 5. aug 2009 |
| Længde | 323 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |