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... Samson centers on the regeneration of a des- perate man and includes in its circular scope all of the theo- logical dicta on the genesis and cure of despair . When we study the documents in the Samson tradition , we are disturbed by one ...
... Samson centers on the regeneration of a des- perate man and includes in its circular scope all of the theo- logical dicta on the genesis and cure of despair . When we study the documents in the Samson tradition , we are disturbed by one ...
Page 88
... Samson's friends and the children of Jehovah , but rather on the taunts of Dalila and Harapha , enemies of Israel and haters of Jehovah . For Milton , God had , indeed , a bitter sense of humor . By refusing the lazy comforts offered by ...
... Samson's friends and the children of Jehovah , but rather on the taunts of Dalila and Harapha , enemies of Israel and haters of Jehovah . For Milton , God had , indeed , a bitter sense of humor . By refusing the lazy comforts offered by ...
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... Samson's growing confidence in Jehovah and Harapha's intimation of the super- natural power apparent in Samson , tells us more than even the verse implies of God's impending triumph . As Samson hurls challenge after challenge at Harapha ...
... Samson's growing confidence in Jehovah and Harapha's intimation of the super- natural power apparent in Samson , tells us more than even the verse implies of God's impending triumph . As Samson hurls challenge after challenge at Harapha ...
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Adam angels artistic attempt baroque becomes begins Belial Christ Christian Christian harmony color common experience compromise Comus conflict consolation critics Dalila death demons described despair desperate divine Donne doubt dramatic dream earth eclogue elegy emotions epic essential light eternal evil exalted eyes fear final flower God's Harapha harmonious vision hear Heaven Hell hence human Il Penseroso imagination intellectual knew L'Allegro legend literary Lycidas Manoa masque metaphors Milton Milton's poetry mind mind of evil Moloch mortal motion myth nature once Orpheus Ovid pagan Paradise Lost Paradise Regained paramythia passion pastoral Penseroso perhaps phrases poem poet poet's poetic pre-text prolusion prophetic strain question readers Renaissance Sabrina Samson Samson Agonistes Satan says scene sense seventeenth century sing sloth song soul Spenser Spirit stanza sweet symbol temptation thee theme thir thou thought Timaeus tion tower tradition verse Virgin visual imagery words