John Milton and His Times: An Historical NovelD. Appleton & Company, 1868 - 308 pagina's |
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Pagina 12
... true , the difference of their costumes was but slight . Nearly all wore plain black woollen doublets and breeches , white stock- ings , and shoes on which rosettes of dark- colored ribbons filled the places of silver buckles . Their ...
... true , the difference of their costumes was but slight . Nearly all wore plain black woollen doublets and breeches , white stock- ings , and shoes on which rosettes of dark- colored ribbons filled the places of silver buckles . Their ...
Pagina 14
... true believers with shackles and imprison- ment , and lacerate their backs with sharp scourges . Who is there among us that could not bear testimony to their cruel rigor ? " A low murmur of assent broke the solemn stillness for a moment ...
... true believers with shackles and imprison- ment , and lacerate their backs with sharp scourges . Who is there among us that could not bear testimony to their cruel rigor ? " A low murmur of assent broke the solemn stillness for a moment ...
Pagina 23
... true beauty is so great that it strikes even vulgar men like a revelation from above , and silences all worldly desires . A murmur of ap- plause greeted the fair girl . The longer Alice stared at these strange forms , the faster ...
... true beauty is so great that it strikes even vulgar men like a revelation from above , and silences all worldly desires . A murmur of ap- plause greeted the fair girl . The longer Alice stared at these strange forms , the faster ...
Pagina 31
... true chivalry , to wit , pity for the vanquished . I confirm what he says to you . It is true , he joked me in an unbecoming manner , but did not insult me . As I pardon him , you must no longer be inexorable . Allow him to rise and ...
... true chivalry , to wit , pity for the vanquished . I confirm what he says to you . It is true , he joked me in an unbecoming manner , but did not insult me . As I pardon him , you must no longer be inexorable . Allow him to rise and ...
Pagina 34
... true he was as yet far from giving another interpreta- tion to her homage , and reading in it the hid- den confession which it conveyed ; but her words filled the poet's heart with an inde- scribable ecstasy , betokening more than the ...
... true he was as yet far from giving another interpreta- tion to her homage , and reading in it the hid- den confession which it conveyed ; but her words filled the poet's heart with an inde- scribable ecstasy , betokening more than the ...
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Alice Alice's already arms asked beautiful Billy Green blind brother Carbury Catholic cause Charles Charles II charming Church Comus concealed conversation court courtiers cried Cromwell daughter death delight divine Earl Earl of Strafford enemies England exclaimed eyes faith fate father favor feel filled forest girl glance hand hastened head heart heaven hitherto honor husband Jerusalem Delivered king lady leave Leonora Leonora Baroni liberty lips live London longer looked Lord Lucy Ludlow Castle Lycidas majesty manner mask ment Milton mind never noble noble lady old Henderson once Overton Paradise Lost Parliament poet profound protector Puritan queen rendered replied Rome royal secret seemed servant side Sir Kenelm Digby smile soldiers soon soul spirit stood Strafford struggle sublime surrounded sweet sword thing Thomas thought tion took true truth UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA uttered voice whole wife woman words young youth
Populaire passages
Pagina 267 - Before the Sun, Before the Heavens, thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, did'st invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless Infinite...
Pagina 206 - I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, unexercised and unbreathed, that never sallies out and sees her adversary, but slinks out of the race, where that immortal garland is to be run for not without dust and heat.
Pagina 121 - So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
Pagina 121 - Through the dear might of Him that walked the waves, Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the Saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Pagina 268 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Pagina 104 - Impostor ! do not charge most innocent Nature, As if she would her children should be riotous With her abundance : she, good cateress, Means her provision only to the good, That live according to her sober laws, And holy dictate of spare temperance.
Pagina 121 - Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high lawns appeared Under the opening eyelids of the morn...
Pagina 121 - And all their echoes, mourn: The willows and the hazel copses green Shall now no more be seen Fanning their joyous leaves to thy soft lays : — As killing as the canker to the rose, Or taint-worm to the weanling herds that graze, Or frost to flowers, that their gay wardrobe wear When first the white-thorn blows; Such, Lycidas, thy loss to shepherd's ear.
Pagina 279 - Absolute rule ; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad : She, as a veil down to the slender waist, Her unadorned golden tresses wore Dishevelled, but in wanton ringlets waved, As the vine curls her tendrils — which implied Subjection, but required with gentle sway, And by her yielded, by him best received, Yielded with coy submission, modest pride, 310 And sweet, reluctant, amorous delay.
Pagina 186 - May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me...