Paradise Lost: With Variorum Notes ... and a Memoir of the Life of Milton ... by James PrendevilleS. Holdsworth, 1841 - 457 pages |
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... liberal contributions from many of his learned contemporaries ; and though Todd freely used Newton's edition - received many subsidiary comments from other sources , and introduced with great industry much new EDITOR'S PREFACE. ...
... liberal contributions from many of his learned contemporaries ; and though Todd freely used Newton's edition - received many subsidiary comments from other sources , and introduced with great industry much new EDITOR'S PREFACE. ...
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... received money to place it out at interest ; supplied those who wanted to raise money on security ; and drew up the contract between the parties ; thus rendering himself useful to , and receiving profit from both . At that time , b too ...
... received money to place it out at interest ; supplied those who wanted to raise money on security ; and drew up the contract between the parties ; thus rendering himself useful to , and receiving profit from both . At that time , b too ...
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... received me most courteously at Paris . His lordship gave me a card of introduction to the learned Hugo Grotius , at that time ambassador from the Queen of Sweden to the French Court , whose acquaintance I anxiously desired , and to ...
... received me most courteously at Paris . His lordship gave me a card of introduction to the learned Hugo Grotius , at that time ambassador from the Queen of Sweden to the French Court , whose acquaintance I anxiously desired , and to ...
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... received , of the civil commotions in England , made me alter my purpose ; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad , while my fellow - citizens were fighting for liberty at home . While I was on my way back to Rome ...
... received , of the civil commotions in England , made me alter my purpose ; for I thought it base to be travelling for amusement abroad , while my fellow - citizens were fighting for liberty at home . While I was on my way back to Rome ...
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... received with written encomiums , which the Italian is not forward to bestow on men of this side the Alps ; I began thus far to assert to them , and several of my friends here at home , and not less to an inward prompting , which now ...
... received with written encomiums , which the Italian is not forward to bestow on men of this side the Alps ; I began thus far to assert to them , and several of my friends here at home , and not less to an inward prompting , which now ...
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Page xi - Memory and her siren 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 50 - And Wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial light, Shine inward, and the mind, through all her powers, Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Page 352 - Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea ! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Page lvii - Man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly muse, that on the secret top Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst inspire That shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning, how the heavens and earth Rose out of chaos...
Page 348 - Above it stood the Seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
Page 91 - Hail wedded Love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range; by thee, Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known.
Page 106 - Join voices, all ye living Souls : Ye Birds, That singing up to Heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep ; Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord, be bounteous still To give us only good ; and if the night Have gather'd aught of evil, or conceal'd, Disperse it, as now light...
Page 73 - Me miserable! which way shall I fly Infinite wrath and infinite despair? Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell; And, in the lowest deep, a lower deep, Still threatening to devour me, opens wide, To which the Hell I suffer seems a Heaven.
Page lx - Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power, Who from the terror of this arm so late Doubted his empire; that were low indeed, That were an ignominy, and shame beneath This downfall...
Page 50 - Yet not the more Cease I to wander where the Muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or sunny hill, Smit with the love of sacred song...