tis but the lees And settlings of a melancholy blood; 810 But this will cure all straight, one sip of this Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight Beyond the bliss of dreams. The Ceylon magazine - Page 2Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1972 - 374 pages
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| John Broadbent - Literary Criticism - 1973 - 364 pages
...strongly') is irrelevant, and almost absurd. The narcotic delights of his potion (' one sip of this Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight Beyond the bliss of dreams') cannot rival the strange joys she finds in purity. Once again, evil seems to be being portrayed as... | |
| William Kerrigan - Literary Criticism - 1983 - 372 pages
...but the lees And settlings of a melancholy blood; But this will cure all straight, one sip of this Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight Beyond the bliss of dreams. Be wise, and taste. (809-813) He unmistakably diagnoses his own depression. Far from being weighed down by unvivified... | |
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