Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1Longmans, Green, 1895 |
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Pagina 25
... feelings which give the passage its charm would suit the streets of Florence as well as the summit of the Mount of Purgatory . The spirits of Milton are unlike those of almost all other writers . His fiends , in particular , are ...
... feelings which give the passage its charm would suit the streets of Florence as well as the summit of the Mount of Purgatory . The spirits of Milton are unlike those of almost all other writers . His fiends , in particular , are ...
Pagina 26
... feelings . Prometheus , however , is hardly superhuman enough . He talks too much of his chains and his uneasy posture : he is rather too much depressed and agitated . His resolution seems to depend on the knowledge which he possesses ...
... feelings . Prometheus , however , is hardly superhuman enough . He talks too much of his chains and his uneasy posture : he is rather too much depressed and agitated . His resolution seems to depend on the knowledge which he possesses ...
Pagina 27
... feelings . The character of Milton was peculiarly distin- guished by loftiness of spirit ; that of Dante by intensity of feeling . In every line of the Divine Comedy we discern the asperity which is produced by pride struggling with ...
... feelings . The character of Milton was peculiarly distin- guished by loftiness of spirit ; that of Dante by intensity of feeling . In every line of the Divine Comedy we discern the asperity which is produced by pride struggling with ...
Pagina 29
... feelings of the poet ; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been . A victory , an expected attack upon the city , a momentary fit of depression or exultation , a jest thrown out against one of his books , a ...
... feelings of the poet ; as little tricked out for the public eye as his diary would have been . A victory , an expected attack upon the city , a momentary fit of depression or exultation , a jest thrown out against one of his books , a ...
Pagina 30
... feelings , are distinguish- able in every page , and impart to all his writings , prose and poetry , English , Latin , and Italian , a strong family likeness . His public conduct was such as was to be expected from a man of a spirit so ...
... feelings , are distinguish- able in every page , and impart to all his writings , prose and poetry , English , Latin , and Italian , a strong family likeness . His public conduct was such as was to be expected from a man of a spirit so ...
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