The first four books of Milton's Paradise lost; with notes, by C.W. Connon1855 |
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... figure of the island . Etna , a volcanic mountain in the same island , is too well known to require any particular description . 235. Aid the winds . ] i . e . go faster than the wind , and so push it before them . The reference to the ...
... figure of the island . Etna , a volcanic mountain in the same island , is too well known to require any particular description . 235. Aid the winds . ] i . e . go faster than the wind , and so push it before them . The reference to the ...
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... stellations , represented by the figure of a man with a sword by his side . It was supposed by the ancients to be at tended with stormy weather . The con- He called so loud , that all the hollow deep BOOK I. PARADISE LOST . 19.
... stellations , represented by the figure of a man with a sword by his side . It was supposed by the ancients to be at tended with stormy weather . The con- He called so loud , that all the hollow deep BOOK I. PARADISE LOST . 19.
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... figure with a bull's head , distin- guished by the name of Apis - Osiris . Isis was the goddess of the earth , which ... figures , Milton applies the term " fa- natic " to Egypt the word , coming from fanum , a temple , means one who ...
... figure with a bull's head , distin- guished by the name of Apis - Osiris . Isis was the goddess of the earth , which ... figures , Milton applies the term " fa- natic " to Egypt the word , coming from fanum , a temple , means one who ...
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... figure of recorders and flutes and pipes are [ ? ] straight ; but the recorder hath a less bore and a 545 550 555 560 565 570 greater , above and below . " The ety- mology of the term is involved in great obscurity . 559. Thus they ...
... figure of recorders and flutes and pipes are [ ? ] straight ; but the recorder hath a less bore and a 545 550 555 560 565 570 greater , above and below . " The ety- mology of the term is involved in great obscurity . 559. Thus they ...
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... figure of personifi- cation here . 726-730 . Magic , the art of the Magi , certain Persian philosophers , who were considered the highest professors of supernatural powers . Cresset , a lamp , or torch . It was so called from beacons ...
... figure of personifi- cation here . 726-730 . Magic , the art of the Magi , certain Persian philosophers , who were considered the highest professors of supernatural powers . Cresset , a lamp , or torch . It was so called from beacons ...
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Adam adjective alliteration Almighty ancient angels arms beautiful Beelzebub Belial bliss called Cocytus creatures dark death deep delight divine dreadful earth Egypt Elealeh ellipsis eternal evil eyes Faerie Queene Father fell Fiend fire flames flowers gates glory Gods grace Greek happy hath Heaven heavenly Hell honour hope human Iliad imitated infernal Jupiter king labour Latin less light living means Milton mind Moloch mortal nature night nominative absolute noun o'er Ovid pain Paneas Paradise Lost passage periphrasis Phlegethon Phlegra pleonasm poet poetry prose rage reign round sacred Satan says Scylla seat seems sense Shakspeare shape side sight signifying sleep spake spear Spenser Spirits stood Styx sublime sweet Thammuz Thamyris thee thence thing thither thou thought throne tion verb Virgil wander whence winds wings word
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Page 7 - A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace, flamed ; yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe; Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes, That comes to all, but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Page 158 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and...
Page 139 - Mozambic, off at sea north-east winds blow Sabean odours from the spicy shore Of Araby the Blest ; with such delay Well pleased they slack their course, and many a league Cheer'd with the grateful smell old Ocean smiles...
Page 159 - 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.
Page 5 - ... to be obtained by the invocation of Dame Memory and her syren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out His seraphim, with the hallowed fire of His altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases.
Page 157 - Unargued I obey : So God ordains ; God is thy law, thou mine : To know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise.
Page 58 - A pillar of state; deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat and public care; And princely counsel in his face yet shone, Majestic though in ruin: sage he stood, With Atlantean shoulders fit to bear The weight of mightiest monarchies; his look Drew audience and attention still as night Or summer's noontide air...
Page 38 - Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet— Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven: The roof was fretted gold.
Page 144 - Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, God-like erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty, seemed lords of all, And worthy seemed; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure— Severe, but in true filial freedom placed, Whence true authority in men...
Page 125 - To conclude therefore: Let no man, upon a weak conceit of sobriety or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain that a man can search too far or be too well studied in the book of God's Word, or in the book of God's Works — Divinity or Philosophy; — but rather let men endeavor an endless progress or proficience in both.