The Complete Poems and Major ProseFirst published by Odyssey Press in 1957, this classic edition provides Milton's poetry and major prose works, richly annotated, in a sturdy and affordable clothbound volume. |
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Page 34
... story of its origin in the metamorphosis of the youth Narcissus (Met. III, 509–10). 62. Cf. the reference to Apollo's accidental slaying of Hyacinth in Lyc, 106, and the reference to Venus' love for Adonis in Comus, 999. From his blood ...
... story of its origin in the metamorphosis of the youth Narcissus (Met. III, 509–10). 62. Cf. the reference to Apollo's accidental slaying of Hyacinth in Lyc, 106, and the reference to Venus' love for Adonis in Comus, 999. From his blood ...
Page 52
... story of Ulysses—the ideal hero because he resisted the charms of Circe and the Sirens and passed unscathed through the realm of the dead. 77. So Ovid asserts the poet's divine inspiration because he sings of divine things (Fasti VI, 5 ...
... story of Ulysses—the ideal hero because he resisted the charms of Circe and the Sirens and passed unscathed through the realm of the dead. 77. So Ovid asserts the poet's divine inspiration because he sings of divine things (Fasti VI, 5 ...
Page 55
... story of Ulysses' escape. from the Sirens by stopping the ears of his men with wax against their song. Cf. Comus, 253–9. SONNET V PER CERTo I Bei vostR' occHI (IN TRUTH, YoUR FAIR EYEs) Per certo i bei vostr' occhi, Donna mia, Esser non ...
... story of Ulysses' escape. from the Sirens by stopping the ears of his men with wax against their song. Cf. Comus, 253–9. SONNET V PER CERTo I Bei vostR' occHI (IN TRUTH, YoUR FAIR EYEs) Per certo i bei vostr' occhi, Donna mia, Esser non ...
Page 61
... story of my pain face to face. Perhaps she is not made of hard adamant; perhaps she would not be deaf to my prayers. Believe me! No one ever suffered such misery in the fire of love. I may be rated the first and unique example. Spare me ...
... story of my pain face to face. Perhaps she is not made of hard adamant; perhaps she would not be deaf to my prayers. Believe me! No one ever suffered such misery in the fire of love. I may be rated the first and unique example. Spare me ...
Page 67
... story, That fair Syrian Shepherdess, Who after years of barrenness The highly favor'd Joseph bore 65 To him that serv'd for her before, And at her next birth, much like thee, Through pangs fled to felicity, Far within the bosom bright ...
... story, That fair Syrian Shepherdess, Who after years of barrenness The highly favor'd Joseph bore 65 To him that serv'd for her before, And at her next birth, much like thee, Through pangs fled to felicity, Far within the bosom bright ...
Contents
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173 | |
Paradise Regained | 471 |
Samson Agonistes | 531 |
Prose | 595 |
Appendix | 1021 |
Index of Names | 1045 |
BACK COVER | 1060 |
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Adam Aeneid ancient angels Areopagitica Aristotle Beast behold bishops Book called Chorus Christ Christian church Comus dark death delight divine doctrine doth E. M. W. Tillyard Earth Euripides evil eyes faith Father fear fire glory God's goddess gods grace Greek hand happy hast hath heart Heav'n heavenly Hell Hesiod holy honor human John John Milton Jove King Latin meaning learned less light live Lord Lycidas marriage Milton mind Muses nature night Ovid Ovid's Paradise Lost Paradise Regained peace perhaps Philistines Plato poem poet praise prelates Psalm Roman Samson Agonistes Satan says Serpent song SONNET soul spake spirit stars stood story sweet thee things thir thou thought Throne tion tradition translation Tree truth verse VIII virtue wings wisdom words Zeus