Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 |
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Pagina 20
... such immense stores of science , perhaps the faculties of his foul grew more vigorous after he was deprived of his fight ; and his imagina- tion ( naturally fublime , and enlarged by reading ro- mances , of which he was much inamoured ...
... such immense stores of science , perhaps the faculties of his foul grew more vigorous after he was deprived of his fight ; and his imagina- tion ( naturally fublime , and enlarged by reading ro- mances , of which he was much inamoured ...
Pagina 31
... such confequence that it embroiled the kings of Greece , destroyed the heroes of Afia , and engaged all the gods in factions . Æneas's settlement in Italy produced the Cæfars , and gave birth to the Roman empire . Milton's fubject was ...
... such confequence that it embroiled the kings of Greece , destroyed the heroes of Afia , and engaged all the gods in factions . Æneas's settlement in Italy produced the Cæfars , and gave birth to the Roman empire . Milton's fubject was ...
Pagina 33
... such a calculation , which indeed , would be more curious than instructive ; none of the critics , either ancient or modern , having laid down rules to cir 1 cumfcribe the Action of an epic poem within any de- CRITIQUE ON PARADISE LOST .
... such a calculation , which indeed , would be more curious than instructive ; none of the critics , either ancient or modern , having laid down rules to cir 1 cumfcribe the Action of an epic poem within any de- CRITIQUE ON PARADISE LOST .
Pagina 37
... such empty unsubstantial beings may be ever made use of on this occasion , never were any more nicely imagined , and employed in more proper actions , than those of which I am now speak- ing . Another principal actor in this Poem is the ...
... such empty unsubstantial beings may be ever made use of on this occasion , never were any more nicely imagined , and employed in more proper actions , than those of which I am now speak- ing . Another principal actor in this Poem is the ...
Pagina 42
... such as are fublime . Virgil in this particular falls fhort of Homer . He has not indeed fo many thoughts that are low and vulgar ; but at the fame time has not fo many thoughts that are fublime and noble . 1 he truth of it is , Virgil ...
... such as are fublime . Virgil in this particular falls fhort of Homer . He has not indeed fo many thoughts that are low and vulgar ; but at the fame time has not fo many thoughts that are fublime and noble . 1 he truth of it is , Virgil ...
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Adam Adam and Eve Æneid againſt alſo angels appear'd arm'd arms beast becauſe behold beſt bright call'd cherubim cloud creatures dark darkneſs death deep delight divine dreadful dwell earth eternal evil eyes Fable faid fair fame Father fhall fight fince fire firſt fome fons foon foul fruit fuch gate glory gods grace hand happy hast hath Heav'n heav'nly Hell hill himſelf Iliad itſelf JOHN MILTON King laſt lefs leſs light live loft mankind Milton moſt muſt night o'er obferved ordain'd pain Paradise PARADISE LOST perfons pleas'd poem poet praiſe rais'd reign reply'd return'd round Satan seem'd serpent ſeveral ſhall ſhape ſhould spake Spi'rit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtood ſuch ſweet taſte thee thence theſe thine things thoſe thou thoughts throne tree turn'd uſe vex'd Virgil wand'ring whence whofe whoſe wings worſe
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Pagina 107 - But such as at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar's shade High over-arch'd, and echoing walks between...
Pagina 201 - For God is also in sleep ; and dreams advise, Which he hath sent propitious, some great good Presaging, since, with sorrow and heart's distress Wearied, I fell asleep: but now lead on— In me is no delay : with thee to go, Is to stay here ; without thee here to stay, Is to go hence unwilling ; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou, Who for my wilful crime art banish'd hence. This further consolation yet secure I carry hence ; though all by me is lost, Such favour I, unworthy, am...
Pagina 53 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Pagina 199 - And all the rule, one empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable; add faith, Add virtue, patience, temperance; add love, By name to come call'd charity, the soul Of all the rest : then wilt thou not be loath To leave this Paradise, but shalt possess A Paradise within thee, happier far.
Pagina 98 - This may be well; but what if God have seen, And death ensue? then I shall be no more, And Adam, wedded to another Eve, Shall live with her enjoying, I extinct: A death to think...
Pagina 137 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Pagina 25 - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing ! The meaning, not the name, I call ; for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but heavenly born, Before the hills appear'd or fountain flow'd, Thou with eternal Wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy sister, and with her didst play In presence of the Almighty Father, pleased With thy celestial song.
Pagina 49 - To ask or search, I blame thee not; for heaven Is as the book of God before thee set, Wherein to read his wondrous works...
Pagina 187 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to...
Pagina 160 - So many grateful altars I would rear Of grassy turf, and pile up every stone Of lustre from the brook, in memory Or monument to ages, and thereon Offer sweet-smelling gums, and fruits, and flowers T In yonder nether world where shall I seek His bright appearances, or footstep trace...