Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ...J. Bell, 1776 |
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... Divine Work , he was tempted to range Beyond the vifible diurnal fphere . With fo many accomplishments , not to have had fome faults and misfortunes , to be laid in the balance with the fame and felicity of writing Paradise Loft , would ...
... Divine Work , he was tempted to range Beyond the vifible diurnal fphere . With fo many accomplishments , not to have had fome faults and misfortunes , to be laid in the balance with the fame and felicity of writing Paradise Loft , would ...
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... Divine Poem . It will be fufficient to its perfection if it has in it all the beauties of the highest kind of poetry ; and as for those who alledge it is not an heroic poem , they advance no more to the diminution of it , than if they ...
... Divine Poem . It will be fufficient to its perfection if it has in it all the beauties of the highest kind of poetry ; and as for those who alledge it is not an heroic poem , they advance no more to the diminution of it , than if they ...
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... divine work . We find in mock - heroic poems , particularly in the Difpenfary , and the Lutrin , several allegorical per- fons of this nature , which are very beautiful in those compositions , and may , perhaps , he used as an argu ...
... divine work . We find in mock - heroic poems , particularly in the Difpenfary , and the Lutrin , several allegorical per- fons of this nature , which are very beautiful in those compositions , and may , perhaps , he used as an argu ...
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... divine poet . Zoilus among the Ancients , and Monfieur Perrault among the Moderns , pushed their ridicule very far upon him , on account of fome fuch fentiments . There is no blemish to be observed in Virgil under this head , and but a ...
... divine poet . Zoilus among the Ancients , and Monfieur Perrault among the Moderns , pushed their ridicule very far upon him , on account of fome fuch fentiments . There is no blemish to be observed in Virgil under this head , and but a ...
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... divine perfons mentioned in the first line are represented as created beings ; and that in the other , Adam and Eve are confounded with their fons and daughters . Such little blemishes as thefe , when the thought is great and na- tural ...
... divine perfons mentioned in the first line are represented as created beings ; and that in the other , Adam and Eve are confounded with their fons and daughters . Such little blemishes as thefe , when the thought is great and na- tural ...
Common terms and phrases
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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Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...